Python: import all submodules' method? [duplicate]

Question

I organized my helper method into this way:

All the methods are used in the current file, so I need to import them like this:

from helpers.utility_helper import * from helpers.app_helper import * from helpers.gmm_helper import * from helpers.plot_helper import *

So I can directly use methods in each of the submodule. For example, use my_helper() instead of helpers.utility_helper.my_helper().

But this looks quite verbose, is it possible to combine them into one line? Something may look like

import * from helpers/*

JRazor · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-18 03:15:52Z

I would advise to use explicit imports instead of importing whole:

from helpers.utility_helper import my_helper, your_helper

This will help to avoid mistakes.

For short names you can use as:

import helpers.utility_helper as util import helpers.app_helper as app import helpers.gmm_helper as gmm import helpers.plot_helper as plot

It is quite normal practice.

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