sitc/python/1__10_Modules_Packages.ipynb

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    "# Course Notes for Learning Intelligent Systems"
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   "source": [
    "Department of Telematic Engineering Systems, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, © 2016 Carlos A. Iglesias"
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    "# Modules and Packages\n",
    "\n",
    "*Modules* contains definitions and objects that can be reused in other programmes.\n",
    "\n",
    "*Packages* contain subpackages of modules. They are directories and provide the namespace for modules.\n",
    "\n",
    "For example, let's have this package babel, a subpackage messages and the modules plurals and catalog:\n",
    "\n",
    "<code>\n",
    "babel/\n",
    "    messages/\n",
    "        \\_\\_init\\_\\_.py\n",
    "        plurals.py\n",
    "        catalog.py\n",
    "</code>\n",
    "\n"
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   "source": [
    "# We can import the module plural with import, but we should use the full name\n",
    "import babel.messages.plurals\n",
    "plurals.get_plural()"
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    "import babel.messages.plurals\n",
    "babel.messages.plurals.get_plural()"
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    "from babel.messages import plurals # with from-import, we can use the short name\n",
    "plurals.get_plural()"
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    "from babel.messages.plurals import get_plural # now we can use directly get_plural()\n",
    "get_plural()"
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    "To write a module, it is just needed to include the code in a file ended with \".py\" and the name of the file is the name of the module.\n",
    "\n",
    "Packages are directories that should have a file \\_\\_.init\\_\\_.py, that can be an empty file or contain initialization code.\n",
    "\n",
    "Read this if you want to distribute your modules [https://wiki.python.org/moin/CheeseShopTutorial]"
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   "source": [
    "# Licence"
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   "source": [
    "The notebook is freely licensed under under the [Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).  \n",
    "\n",
    "© 2016 Carlos A. Iglesias, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid."
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