Scripting

5.17    Modules

For beginners, the Python language often seems more extensive than it actually is. In fact, the number of functions implemented directly in Python is quite manageable. For this purpose, all conceivable additional functions are implemented as add-on modules. These modules must be imported before they can be used.

5.17.1    import

Several syntax variants are available for the import command, with the following three main ones:

• import modulenameThis statement reads the module. After this step, you can use all functions defined in the module in the modulname.functionname() notation. Using import m1, m2, m3, you can also import multiple modules at once.

• import modulename as mWith this variant, the functions defined in the module ...