file1.py
token="asdsadkj"
now I want to use that token in a new python file
file2.py
access=token #data from file1.py
print(access)
output: asdsadkj
2 Answers
Assuming the files are in the same directory, i.e.
project
|-- file1.py
\-- file2.py
# file1.py
token = "asdsadkj"
# file2.py
from file1 import token
access = token
print(token)
2 Comments
bruno desthuilliers
Just be warned that rebinding
token in file2 will not affect file1.token (but you shouldn't rebind nor mutate globals anyway).
nagyben
OP just edited his question to be something completely different than what they originally asked -.-
You can just use import statement to import it.
In python, any files with a .py extension is a Module that you can import.
You can try:
from file1 import token
print(token)
or
# Wildcard imports (from <module> import *) should be avoided,
# as they make it unclear which names are present in the namespace,
# confusing both readers and many automated tools. See comment below.
from file1 import *
print(token)
or
import file1
print(file1.token)
For more details, you can refer to The import system. Also there is a tutorial about Modules and Packages.
1 Comment
bruno desthuilliers
Please do not advise using wildcard imports (cf python.org/dev/peps/pep-0008/#imports)
import file1infile2.py, I believe. There might be some weird directory stuff, but it should be fairly simple...