Michael Crute <mcrute <at> gmail.com> writes: > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Steve Holden <steve <at> holdenweb.com> > wrote: > > No, it's absolutely fine. One common usage is to import symbols from > > sub-modules so that they are available from a simple import of the package. > > Yeah, I use it often for that I'm talking more about stuff like > utility functions, main methods, etc...
There's no overarching Python doctrine forbidding you to do it. It has simply become a matter of taste. Personally, I tend to put utility functions in their own module (eg. util), but I do use __init__ for main methods and such. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
