Seems like what you need is
from othermodule import bb
def aa():
bb()
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> Julio Sergio wrote:
>
>> Jose H. Martinez <josehmartinezz <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>
>>> You should define the function first and then call it.
>>>
>>>
>>> def something(i): return i
>>>
>>>
>>> a = something(5)
>>>
>>>
>>> If you want a reference to the function somewhere else you can do this:
>>>
>>>
>> I know that. That was what I meant by "changing the order of the
>> definitions will work" in my original message.
>>
>> And I insist in the issue, which is not trivial... In my message I
>> mentioned "crossed recursion", and I delve into it here:
>>
>> Suppose I have to define two functions, aa, and, bb that are designed to
>> call each other:
>>
>> def aa():
>> ...
>> ... a call of bb() somewhere in the body of aa
>> ...
>>
>> def bb():
>> ...
>> ... a call of aa() somewhere in the body of bb
>> ...
>>
>>
>> Whatever the order of definition of aa and bb the problem remains
>>
>
> No. The reply from MRAB explains this.
>
> ~Ethan~
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