Creating Python Modules

[Adam T. Gautier]

Greetings,

I am trying to create a python module for a series of class files that
because of their size I have divided into multiple files.

class Foo --> foo.py
class Boo --> boo.py

I have created a setup.py where I have for the "py_modules =['foo',
'boo']". when I run "%>./setup.py install" it copies all *.py and *.pyc
to /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages.

When I goto use the module I have to use:

import foo
import boo

I would like if anyone could help me to be able to:
1.) Get the *.py and *.pyc (foo and boo) generated with the install to
install to "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mymodule".
2.) When using the module be able to use just one import and get source
code like:

import mymodule

foo = Foo()
boo = Boo()

I have read the tutorial docs on this and it has brought me to where I
am now but I have about 35 files/classes. I think that I need to define
a mymodule.py file and put an __init__()? method into it I am just not
sure what to do, so any help would be appreciated.

[DH]

Re: Creating Python Modules

Adam T. Gautier wrote:
[color=blue]
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to create a python module for a series of class files that
> because of their size I have divided into multiple files.
>
> class Foo --> foo.py
> class Boo --> boo.py[/color]

Create an __init__.py file in your module's root directory that calls:
from foo import Foo
from boo import Boo

Then to use your module, a user would do:

from mymodule import Foo, Boo
foo = Foo()
boo = Boo()

or...

import mymodule
foo = mymodule.Foo()
boo = mymodule.Boo()

[Dave Kuhlman]

Re: Creating Python Modules

Adam T. Gautier wrote:
[color=blue]
> Greetings,
>
> I am trying to create a python module for a series of class files
> that because of their size I have divided into multiple files.
>
> class Foo --> foo.py
> class Boo --> boo.py
>
> I have created a setup.py where I have for the "py_modules =['foo',
> 'boo']". when I run "%>./setup.py install" it copies all *.py and
> *.pyc to /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages.
>
> When I goto use the module I have to use:
>
> import foo
> import boo
>
> I would like if anyone could help me to be able to:
> 1.) Get the *.py and *.pyc (foo and boo) generated with the
> install to install to "/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mymodule".[/color]

I think you want to include the "packages" option or the
"package_di r" option in your setup.py.

See section "3.1 Listing whole packages" in "Distributi ng Python
Modules" at:

http://www.python.org/doc/current/dist/dist.html

Dave

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