"Rob Cherry" <pythontu...@lxrb.com> wrote
Extending on this advice somewhat - is it *ever* correct to "import
foobar".
Yes, it is *usually* correct to "import foobar" and rarely correct to "from
foobar".
The exception being if you only need one or two names from foobar, but
usually you need a lot more, in which case use import foobar.
To save typing you can give foobar a shorter name:
import foobar as fb
For some reason that convenience feature doesn't get mentioned
all that often but I use it a lot.
HTH,
--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/
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