M03 - Dependencies, Modules, Packages

Question 1

import syntax & syntax w/ alias

Answer 1

import module_name

import module_name as mn

Question 2

Order of how code reads

Answer 2

Module ->
Classes/Functions/Variables ->
Methods used for functions and classes

Question 3

Datetime module example of how code reads (nesting doll description)

Answer 3

Ex:
datetime.datetime.now( )
#w/ alias:
dt.datetime.now( )
1. Module: datetime 
->
2. datetime Classes:
date, datetime, time, timedelta, timezone
->
3. datetime Methods
day, hour, microsecond, minute, month, now, second, time, today, utcnow, weekday, year

Question 4

Packages

Answer 4

• Folders that contain a set of Python modules
• May contain various subpackages (or other folders)
• Imported with the import statement

Question 5

Dependencies

Answer 5

-Modules and packages, or a programming script that someone else has written, that allows you to increase the functional programming of your code, or speed and efficiency

Question 6

Modules

Answer 6

-Separate software component
-Usually Python files w/ .py extension
-Name of the module will be the name of the file
-Can have the following defined and implemented:
+Functions
+Classes
+Variables

Question 7

CSV Module syntax

Sytnax to see all functions available in CSV

Answer 7

import csv

dir(csv)