corelp.getmodule module

corelp.getmodule(file)

This function is to be used in a library __init__ file. It creates lazy imports of the module imported and defines __getattr__ and __all__ for this library.

Parameters:

file (str) – __file__ string in the __init__.py file.

Returns:

• _getattr (function) – Function to replace __getattr__ variable.

• _all (list) – list of module names corresponding to __all__.

Raises:

AttributeError – When trying to import a module which is not in the library.

Examples

>>> from corelp import getmodule
...
>>> # In __init__.py file
... __getattr__, __all__ = getmodule(__file__)