Data Science – Python Package
14. Python Package
Contents
1. What is a package? ............................................................................................................................. 2
2. __init__.py file .................................................................................................................................... 2
3. Advantage........................................................................................................................................... 2
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14. Python Package
1. What is a package?
✓ A package is nothing but folder or directory which represents collection
of python modules(programs)
2. __init__.py file
✓ Any folder or directory contains __init__.py file, is considered as a
Python package.
✓ __init__.py can be empty file.
✓ A package can contain sub packages also.
3. Advantage
✓ We can resolve naming conflicts.
✓ We can identify our components uniquely.
✓ It improves the modularity of the application.
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Example1
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|---demo1.py
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|---demo2.py
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|----- __init__.py
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|---pack1
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|----- test1.py
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|----- __init__.py
Program Creating __init__.py file
Name __init__.py
Empty file
Program executing a package
Name test1.py
def m1():
print("Hello this is test1 present in pack1")
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Program executing a package
Name demo1.py
import pack1.test1
pack1.test1.m1()
output
Hello this is test1 present in pack1
Program executing a package
Name demo2.py
from pack1.test1 import m1
m1()
output
Hello this is test1 present in pack1
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Example2
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|---demo3.py
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|------__init__.py
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|---maindir
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|------test2.py
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|------__init__.py
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|------ subdir
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|----test3.py
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|----__init__.py
Program package
Name __init__.py
Empty file
Program executing a package
Name test2.py
def m2():
print("This is test2 present in maindir")
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Program executing a package
Name test3.py
def m3():
print("This is test3 present in maindir.subdir")
Program executing a package
Name demo3.py
from maindir.test2 import m2
from maindir.subdir.test3 import m3
m2()
m3()
output
This is test2 present in maindir
This is test3 present in maindir.subdir
Make a note
✓ Summary diagram of library, packages, modules which contains
functions, classes and variables.
o Library - A group of packages
o Package - A group of modules
o Modules - A group of variables functions and classes.
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