Thank you Tõnis, both for the link and your patient explanation :-) Siggi
"tonisk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >if you want math functions to your current namespace use: > >>> from math import *What is a "namespace" and what is the difference > >>> between ">>>import math" > and ">>>from math import *" ? for namespaces read this http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/pytut/tut_68.html import math creates new namespace "math" for names in that module, so you can acess them by prefixing them with "math", like math.sqrt(9). from math import * imports all names to your local scope, so you do not have to prefix them, sqrt(9) -- Tõnis
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