importing in python and checking name

Question

I am importing a module (i am using its name as module only). Whenever i press

module.__name__

it is showing some name Module.module

when i did

print module

,i go to the path mentioned. I don't have the module, it has a pyd file. I am completely confused about python importing process,What exactly is __name__? How does change in __name__ change the way we import, how does main change while importing

Take a look here: stackoverflow.com/questions/419163/what-does-if-name-main-do — Blender
– Blender, Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 8:33

BrenBarn · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28 08:38:03Z

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You have several different questions here. __name__ is the name of the module, including any packages from which it was imported. For the __main__ issue, see the link Blender provided. I don't understand what you mean by "change in __name__ changes the way we import".

As for the .pyd file, that is a Python extension written in C. It is basically a DLL that can be imported as a Python module. You can use it from Python, but it's not written in Python.

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 8:38

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4 Comments

jfs Over a year ago

e.g., relative imports use __name__ to find where the module is in package hierarchy i.e., by changing __name__ you can change what get imported though it is unlikely that OP means exactly that.

Pradyumna Over a year ago

change in name i mean now i can use modules by the name printed out when "module.__name__" is pressed though there is no module by that name

Pradyumna Over a year ago

if name is the name of the module when i do module.__name__ why is it showing Module.module but not just the name by which i imported it with

jfs Over a year ago

@user1869634: print module doesn't print .__name__ it prints module object itself (its representation as a string) that probably includes its type, name, filename.

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