Python: Can't use 2 files?

[Daniel Johnson]

Hi, i have been trying to learn python from a book learn python the hard way and i am trying to learn how to use code in two different files simultaneously. I can't get it to work though, this is what i'm doing.

File 1:

import test2

a.test1()

File 2:

class test:
    def test1(self):
        print "Test"

a = test()

These are obviously just tests but the error says name 'a' is not defined? Please help

[bvdet]

Object "a" is an attribute of test2. It can be accessed like this:

test2.a.test1()

[Smygis]

the variable a is in the test2 namespace.

try

test2.a.test1()

or change

import test2
# to:
from test2 import *

[dwblas]

You should really create an instance of the class in the first program

import test2
a = test2.test()

Also, use the __main__ if statement in programs with code that should only be executed if the program is called by itself.

class test:
     def test1(self):
         print "Test"
 
## the following won't be executed if you import this into another program
if __name__ == "__main__":
    a = test()