Import Python Script Into Another?

Solution 1:

It depends on how the code in the first file is structured.

If it's just a bunch of functions, like:

# first.py
def foo(): print("foo")
def bar(): print("bar")

Then you could import it and use the functions as follows:

# second.py
import first

first.foo()    # prints "foo"
first.bar()    # prints "bar"

or

# second.py
from first import foo, bar

foo()          # prints "foo"
bar()          # prints "bar"

or, to import all the names defined in first.py:

# second.py
from first import *

foo()          # prints "foo"
bar()          # prints "bar"

Note: This assumes the two files are in the same directory.

It gets a bit more complicated when you want to import names (functions, classes, etc) from modules in other directories or packages.

Solution 2:

It's worth mentioning that (at least in python 3), in order for this to work, you must have a file named __init__.py in the same directory.