[TriLUG] OT: beginner python question, what does "import" do

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, jonc wrote:

> Opps, forgot to answer the actual question... Start up Python with
>  python -vvv
>
> Then import the module. It will tell exactly were it is getting the
> module from. :-)

thanks. It's not quite as simple as an include file then. I get
an so file for "import gtk" and a short text file for "import dbus"
which itself imports dbus_bindings.

I just was hoping that I'd be able to tell if "import foo" would go by
looking at likely filenames

Thanks Joe

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