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Init .Py

Python init

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Mystery of

__init__.py

Ammar Munir
WHAT ?
The __init__.py file is used in Python to mark a directory as a package. A package
is a way of organizing related modules into a single directory hierarchy. By
including an __init__.py file in a directory, Python treats the directory as a
package, allowing you to import modules from it.

BUT !
Without an __init__.py file, a directory is not considered a package in older
versions of Python (before 3.3). However, starting from Python 3.3, implicit
namespace packages were introduced, which allow directories to be recognized
as packages without needing an __init__.py file.

Why we still use it ?

Ammar Munir
Here are the reasons why we still use
__init__.py in python3.3+

Initializing the Package Controlling imports

Providing a convenient interface Ensuring compatibility and clarity

Ammar Munir
Structure Initializing the Package

You can use __init__.py to

Module1 initialize the package. This

can include setting up

package-wide variables,

__init__.py

importing specific

submodules, or executing

main.py
package-level code.

output.py

Ammar Munir
Structure
Controlling imports

You can control what gets

Module1 imported when you use a

wildcard import (from

my_package import *). By

Module2

defining the __all__ list in

__init__.py, you specify which

modules or functions should

__init__.py

be accessible.

main.py

Ammar Munir
Structure
Providing a convenient interface

You can provide a more

convenient interface for

Module1

your package by exposing

selected functions or

Module1 classes at the package

level.

__init__.py

main.py

Ammar Munir
Structure Ensuring compatibility and clarity

Using __init__.py makes it

Module1 clear that the directory is

intended to be a package,

which can help with

compatibility and

understanding the

main.py
package structure.

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