Question

I am creating my first rather complex module, and like the wx module, I wish to provide a variety of constants to ease the programmers task of setting styles.

assuming the following directory structure:

Module
   +-__init__py
   +- Frame.py

and the contents of init.py

__ALL__=["Frame.py"]
FRAME_DEFAULT_SIZE = (640, 480)
FRAME_DEFAULT_TITLE = "Some Simple Title"

then in Frame.py

class Frame(object)
    """Some docstrings go here
    """
    def __init__(self, parent, ID=-1,title=HOW DO I REFERENCE MY CONSTANT,
                 size = HOW DO I REFERENCE THIS CONSTANT):
        etc ...

If I were to import my module for use in a piece of program code the constants would be available as Module.FRAME_DEFAULT_SIZE, and Module.FRAME_DEFAULT_TITLE respectively.

But how do i reference them as part of a class definition which is supposed to be in the modules name-space, when they are defined in a separate file?

I realize that constants (if named well and used well) should apply only to a parent class and it’s children, so I could instantiate them in the Frame.py file. But how does one do it this way?

Any help appreciated here.

Answer 1

Import Module and access it off that. That part doesn’t change just because you’re in a submodule.