> If my script that needs to call a function from another module, and > the > module itself both require, say, the string module.... do i need to > import > it in both?
Yes, importing just makes the name visible in the module where it is imported. So if you import your module the stuff that it imported is not visible. But you really need to look at all the options around importing because there are several options: import mymodule import mymodule as anothername from my module import myfunc from mymodule import * The last technique is frowned upon except in special cases. But you should really read about all the options to understand exactly what each does for you. > If i just import string on my original script, will the module > know what to do with it? Not sure what you mean. The module does nothing with it. Its up to you to write code that uses it. It will be available inside the module after the import and you can access its functions in turn by prefixing them. Think of it a bit like a bit containment graph where each node in the graph can refer to any other node. Where you get cycles then you can get problems so you should try to avoid those situations. HTH, Alan Gauld Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
