R.Wieser wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Using Python3 I would like to import a specific class from another file
> (in the same folder), and have trouble doing so.
>
> "from file import function" works, but fails when I try to do the same
> with a class.
Are you sure? It should behave the same for any name in the module.
> "import file
> x = file.class"
>
> works, but also executes commands that are in the root of the file. And
> ofcourse loads all of the file, not just the class that I'm after ...
>
> In other words, what is the syntaxt I should use ?
The body of a module that is imported is always executed -- that's how the
classes and functions (and everything else) in the module are created.
It's all or nothing, you cannot cherry-pick specific classes or functions.
You can however protect part of the code with
'if __name__ == "__main__": ...':
print("this will always be executed")
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("this will only be executed when you run")
print("the module directly as a script")
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