Question

I’m new to Python and programming in general (a couple of weeks at most).

Concerning Python and using modules, I realise that functions can imported using from a import *.

So instead of typing

a.sayHi()
a.sayBye()

I can say

sayHi()
sayBye()

which I find simplifies things a great deal. Now, say I have a bunch of variables that I want to use across modules and I have them all defined in one python module. How can I, using a similar method as mentioned above or an equally simple one, import these variables. I don’t want to use import a and then be required to prefix all my variables with a..

The following situation would by ideal:

a.py

name = "Michael"
age = 15

b.py

some_function

if name == "Michael":
    if age == 15:
        print("Simple!") 

Output:

Simple!

Answer 1

You gave the solution yourself: from a import * will work just fine. Python does not differentiate between functions and variables in this respect.

>>> from a import *
>>> if name == "Michael" and age == 15:
...     print('Simple!')
...
Simple!