Question

Currently my configuration options (constants / variables) are a bit fragmented, I have most of them in config.py but some are in the myfile.py at the top.

/utilities/myfile.py
/config.py

An example of what you might find in my myfile.py is:

TEMP_DIR = '/tmp'

If I wanted to move this definition from my myfile.py into my config.py but still use it in my myfile.py, how do I go about it?

I am new to python but I assume it is something along the lines of this at the top of myfile.py

from config

Answer 1

variant 1

from config import *

this polutes the whole namespace in myfile.py

variant 2

from config import foo, bar, baz

Ever value used in myfile.py have to be mentioned.

variant 3

import config
...
x = config.foo

every value need to refer to config.

Your choice, but i prefer variant 3. To see config.py in myfile.py, you either have to edit your PYTHONPATH or use a relative import:

from ... import config