On 3/3/21 12:55 PM, George Harding wrote:
Python has an __all__ variable that can be defined in a module to restrict which members of the module should be included in a call `from foo import *`.
The primary purpose these days for `__all__` is to codify a module's API. The *-import is just a happy accident.
However specifying which members of the module should be excluded is more difficult.
And unnecessary -- specify `__all__` so your users know which classes, functions, variables, etc., can be safely used. If it should be excluded, don't put it in `__all__`. -- ~Ethan~ _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/EPNXFKCBYTCQVEWLZZGLR2XUKXXVJEQC/ Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
