Gary Wilson Jr napisał(a): > What is intended use for __init__.py files? > Well, I found this: http://www.python.org/doc/essays/packages.html >>From what I can gather it is for initialization of the package when doing an > import, but I would really like to see an example or situation that makes good > use of the __init__.py file. > > Looking at the distutils __init__.py file, it only defines things like > __version__. However, looking at the logging __init__.py file, it is a > 1196-line monster with functions and classes defined throughout. > > What is the RightThing?
I don't know The Right Thing, I just use __init__.py as namespace shortcut -- everything you define there (functions, classes, names), will be available at module level, not deeper. > Should I only define things in __init__.py that need to be defined when > importing a subpackage and/or module of package foo? > > Is it ok for me to define classes in foo/__init__.py? > Whereby I could do something like: > > from foo import MyClass > > Or is is better if I were to put these classes and/or functions in > foo/core.py? > Whereby I would do something like: > > from foo.core import MyClass It's mostly a matter of taste. And logic. -- Jarek Zgoda http://jpa.berlios.de/ | http://www.zgodowie.org/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
