Lesson 7 of 8
Imports & Modules
Concept
Python organizes code into modules (files) and packages (directories with
__init__.py). import brings in code from other files. Your app/ directory is a package — each .py file is a module.
m3shdup/app/intrinsic.py
# Standard library (comes with Python)
import os
import logging
import random
# From a specific module, import specific things
from datetime import datetime, timezone
# From your own package
from . import db # same package (app/db.py)
from .dispatch import dispatch_task # specific functionWhat's happening
import os gives you the whole module — use as os.environ. from datetime import datetime pulls out just what you need — use directly as datetime.now(). from . import db — the dot means 'current package' (the app/ directory).