Python from Keyword

Used importing from a module. Using from [module name] import [object name] will import only one specific object in the Python module being imported. Importing modules makes the objects in those modules accessible to the module doing the import.

from myModule import myClass

Example

Let's say you have a file called "moduleToImport.py" that looks like this:

class FirstClass():
    def sayHello(self):
        print('First class says hello.')

class SecondClass():
    def sayHello(self):
        print('Second class says hello.')

And we run this:

from moduleToImport import FirstClass 
first = FirstClass()
first.sayHello();

# We only imported FirstClass
# If we try this, we get a "NameError: name 'SecondClass' is not defined
# second = SecondClass()
# second.sayHello()

Output

First class says hello.

You can specify more than one module name, separated by a comma.

Example

from moduleToImport import FirstClass, SecondClass
first = FirstClass()
first.sayHello();

# Now we've imported both
second = SecondClass()
second.sayHello()

Output

First class says hello.
Second class says hello.

You can alias the object names as well.

Example

from moduleToImport import FirstClass as fc, SecondClass as sc
first = fc()
second = sc()
first.sayHello();
second.sayHello()

Output

First class says hello.
Second class says hello.