What is a Package?

• a directory containing modules
• Name of the package is the name of the directory
• can have subpackages or subdirectories
• located in the current working directory or PYTHONPATH

Organization Hierarchy

image application packages module

Importing Packages

• connot import packages
• must import specific module with the package

import package.module

object Reference

• package.module.obj

Import Package Alias

import package.module as alias

object Reference

• alias.obj

From Import Package

import package.module

object Reference

• module.obj

AS an option, we can use the alias

import package import module as alias

object Reference

• alias.obj