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Importing a Module

Importing a Module

Learn how to import different types of modules and their usage in Python.

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To use the definitions and statements of one module in another module, we need to import the first module into the second one, as shown below:

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main.py
functions.py
import functions
functions.display( )
functions.show( )

When we execute main.py, it runs as a module with the name __main__.

The import functions statement makes the definitions in functions.py available in main.py.

A module can import multiple modules, as shown below:

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import math
import random
a = 100
b = 200
print(__name__)
print(math.sin(0.5))
print(math.cos(0.5))
print(random.random( ))
print(random.randint(30, 45))

In the code above, __name__ contains __main__. This indicates that we are executing the main ...