How to import other Python files?

Question

How do I import other files in Python?

1. How exactly can I import a specific python file like import file.py?

2. How can I import a folder instead of a specific file?

3. I want to load a Python file dynamically at runtime, based on user input.

4. I want to know how to load just one specific part of the file.

For example, in main.py I have:

from extra import *

Although this gives me all the definitions in extra.py, when maybe all I want is a single definition:

def gap():

Print

print

What do I add to the import statement to just get a gap from extra.py?

Answer 1

• Python has recently added importlib, in addition, to programmatically import a module. It’s just a wrapper class around __import__.

• For further information about importlib, you can visit https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#module-importlib

import importlib module

name = input('Enter module name:') 

importlib.import_module(moduleName)

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