__init__.py

[Tina I]

When looking at other peoples code (to learn from it) I keep seeing an
empty file named "__init__.py". What's the purpose of this?

Thanks
Tina

 

[Tina I]

When looking at other peoples code (to learn from it) I keep seeing an
empty file named "__init__.py". What's the purpose of this?

Thanks
Tina

Duh! Never mind... found it.
Kinda neat actually

T

 

[Jorgen Grahn]

Duh! Never mind... found it.
Kinda neat actually

/What/ was neat? It's polite in cases like this to explain what the
answer or solution was.

I have never seen an empty __init__.py, and I'd like to know what its
purpose could be.

BR,
/Jorgen

 

[Steve Holden]

/What/ was neat? It's polite in cases like this to explain what the
answer or solution was.

I have never seen an empty __init__.py, and I'd like to know what its
purpose could be.

BR,
/Jorgen

The presence of an __init__.py marks a directory as the root of a Python
package, which means other modules can be found in it. This allows you
to import names with multiple levels of dots, which are modules within
packages.

regards
Steve

 

[Tina I]

/What/ was neat? It's polite in cases like this to explain what the
answer or solution was.

I have never seen an empty __init__.py, and I'd like to know what its
purpose could be.

BR,
/Jorgen

Sorry, it was just that it was so easy to find right there in the
documentation. I had just missed it the first time around. So I kinda
assumed that since it was spelled out so well in the doc I was asking a
very stupid question.
But anyway, it can be found here:
http://www.python.org/doc/2.1.3/tut/node8.html#SECTION008400000000000000000

Tina