Extreme n00b question

[Anupam Kapoor]

hi all,

a python n00b, so please bear with me. i have a simple question:

i generally name python sources as a-simple-python-example.py. when i
try to import a module named as above, i (obviously) get tracebacks
from python interpreter.

is there a way to continue naming python sources as above, and still
use it as python modules ? i can ofcourse change the name to
'a_simple_python_example.py', which then works.

thank you
kind regards
anupam

[Erik Max Francis]

Anupam Kapoor wrote:

is there a way to continue naming python sources as above, and still
use it as python modules ? i can ofcourse change the name to
'a_simple_python_example.py', which then works.

Something like

a_simple_python_example = __import__('a-simple-python-example')

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[Anupam Kapoor]

,----
| Something like
| a_simple_python_example = __import__('a-simple-python-example')
`----

thanks ! that works.

kind regards
anupam

[Michael Hoffman]

Anupam Kapoor wrote:

i generally name python sources as a-simple-python-example.py. when i
try to import a module named as above, i (obviously) get tracebacks
from python interpreter.

is there a way to continue naming python sources as above, and still
use it as python modules ? i can ofcourse change the name to
'a_simple_python_example.py', which then works.

Your question has already been answered, but I think your life (and that
of anyone trying to use your code) would probably be easier if you
switched to underscores.
--
Michael Hoffman