pythonfunctionimportmodulerestrictions

How can I restrict which functions are callable from an imported module? Can I make a function private? (Python)

For example, in file A.py I have functions: a (), b () and c (). I import A.py to B.py, but I want to restrict the functions a () and b (). so that from B.py I will be able to call only c (). How can I do that? Are there public, privates functions?

Solution

  • You could make you A.py a python package with following structure:

    B.py  
A/
|-- __init__.py
`-- A.py

    __init__.py:

    from .A import c

    A.py ( example ):

    def a():
    return 'a'

def b():
    return 'b'

def c():
    print(a(), b(), 'c')

    B.py (example):

    import A
A.c()  # a b c
A.a()  # AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'a'
A.b()  # not executed because of exception above