Importing other scripts?

[psychofish25]

I am working on a game and I was wondering if I could make a script called HighScores. What this would do is that it would take the score the user had gotten, enter it into a list, sort the list, and then display the top ten scores. However, instead of copying this code into any game I make I was wondering if in the game I could type a line of code to import HighScores.py and use it like a function.

Thanks for the help,

Jordan

[ilikepython]

I am working on a game and I was wondering if I could make a script called HighScores. What this would do is that it would take the score the user had gotten, enter it into a list, sort the list, and then display the top ten scores. However, instead of copying this code into any game I make I was wondering if in the game I could type a line of code to import HighScores.py and use it like a function.

Thanks for the help,

Jordan

All you need to do is this:

import HighScores
 
score = 263  # sample score
HighScores.proccesScore(score)  # call the functions you have written in HighScores.py
 

Is that what you need?

[bartonc]

I am working on a game and I was wondering if I could make a script called HighScores. What this would do is that it would take the score the user had gotten, enter it into a list, sort the list, and then display the top ten scores. However, instead of copying this code into any game I make I was wondering if in the game I could type a line of code to import HighScores.py and use it like a function.

Thanks for the help,

Jordan

My friend, ilikepython, has given the "cleanest" example of the import function.
I'll include some others so that you will know what they do when you see them or use them yourself.
This syntax allows you to leave off the 'module.' part:

from myModule import myFunction # Note that you must leave off the (.py, usually) extension
myFunction(whatever_is_defined_in_myModule) # Python is all about names, name spaces and scopes
# With no indentation, all assignment of names happens in the module (global, if you must) scope
# So, as you can see, the name 'myFunction' was imported into this module's namespace

This syntax is discouraged, as most consider it to be a good way to clutter up your module's namespace.

from LibraryModule import *  # import every single name defined in that module into this one (seen quite often in Tkinter programs).

One catch to watch out for is using these in interactive mode in the interpreter:
Once you have imported a name in an interactive session, the interpreter stubbornly holds onto it. If you go and make a change to the imported module, you must use

reload(myModule)

in order to get the updated function, etc.

I hope that's not too confusing....

[psychofish25]

Thank you both for your help.

ilikepython- that was exactly what I was looking for
bartonc- you confused me a bit but after reviewing the code I realized what you were saying

Also, I have a list of 11 entries called "scores"
By calling the process() function with the parameter score, the function takes the score variable and places it in scores[10]. I then sort the list and display scores[0] thru scores[9]. However, only zeros show and the "score" variable, being 5, does not show. I tried using scores.reverse, but nothing happened. Please help.

Thank you for your help,
Jordan

[bartonc]

Thank you both for your help.

ilikepython- that was exactly what I was looking for
bartonc- you confused me a bit but after reviewing the code I realized what you were saying

Also, I have a list of 11 entries called "scores"
By calling the process() function with the parameter score, the function takes the score variable and places it in scores[10]. I then sort the list and display scores[0] thru scores[9]. However, only zeros show and the "score" variable, being 5, does not show. I tried using scores.reverse, but nothing happened. Please help.

Thank you for your help,
Jordan

Hi Jordan. I'll bet that we can help with your processing function. 2 things:
Please start a new discussion with an appropriate title.
Please read the posting guidelines on the right hand side (to learn how to use [ CODE ] tags) while doing so.

Thanks you so much.