Here's the documentation. Python defines two types of packages, regular packages and namespace packages. Regular packages are traditional packages as they existed in Python 3.2 and earlier. A …

My own __init__.py files are empty more often than not. In particular, I never have a from blah import * as part of __init__.py -- if "importing the package" means getting all sort of classes, functions etc …

Jul 4, 2017 · 20 Yes, this file is required if you want directory to be treated as a module. The __init__.py files are required to make Python treat the directories as containing packages; this is done to prevent …

Jun 2, 2012 · Empty files are perfectly fine: The __init__.py files are required to make Python treat the directories as containing packages; this is done to prevent directories with a common name, such as …

It is true that Python 3.3+ supports Implicit Namespace Packages that allows it to create a package without an __init__.py file. This is called a namespace package in contrast to a regular package …

Apr 15, 2021 · An __init__.py file allows you to treat any directory as a Python package. It is not necessary to write anything in the file itself, just creating it in your directory is enough. So camera, …

Mar 1, 2016 · foo/ __init__.py Foo.py module1.py module2.py module3.py The package name is foo and underneath it I have module Foo.py which contains code for the class Foo. Hence I am using the …

Jul 10, 2015 · 13 __init__.py, among other things, labels a directory as a python directory and lets you set variables on a package wide level. __main__.py, among other things, is run if you try to run a …

Package/ setup.py src/ __init__.py __main__.py code.py I want to be able to run the code in a lot of different ways. pip install Package and then python and then from Package import * python -m …

That file is what makes the directory an actual Python package. For example, say you have the following files in a package: package ├── __init__.py ├── module_1.py └── module_2.py Let's create these …