Hide module function definitions

[Raymond Tinsel]

Hello all,

I know this must be a newbie question, but I haven't found the solution in
the tutorials I have read.

For a dSPACE/Controldesk application I am defining several of my own
modules.
In those modules I also have function definitions of functions I only use in
that module.
Is it possible to hide these functions when somebody would use "import
mymodule"?

Thanks in advance!

- Raymond

P.S.: Any links to usefull documentation regarding Python (or Python for
dSPACE in specific) would also be greatly appreciated!

 

[Jean Brouwers]

There are two options:

1) Explicitly list the functions, classes, etc. to be exported by the
module in a list called __all__ inside the module.

2) Start the names of functions, classes, etc. private to the module
with an underscore character.

/Jean Brouwers
ProphICy Semiconductor, Inc.

 

[A. Lloyd Flanagan]

In those modules I also have function definitions of functions I only use in
that module.
Is it possible to hide these functions when somebody would use "import
mymodule"?

If you start the function name with an underscore, python won't import
it. Also, you can define the special variable __all__.

See http://docs.python.org/ref/import.html.