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\LARGE{Python: Python Development}\\

\large{FOSSEE}

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\section{Module}

Packages like \typ{scipy}, \typ{pylab} etc we used for functions like \typ{plot} are Modules. Modules are Python script, which have various functions and objects, which if imported can be reused. 

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def gcd(a, b):

  if a % b == 0: 

    return b

  return gcd(b, a%b)

print gcd(15, 65)

print gcd(16, 76)

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Save above mentioned python script with name 'gcd.py'. Now we can \typ{import} \typ{gcd} function. For example, in same directory create 'lcm.py' with following content:

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from gcd import gcd    

def lcm(a, b):

  return (a * b) / gcd(a, b)

print lcm(14, 56)

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Here since both gcd.py and lcm.py are in same directory, import statement imports \typ{gcd} function from gcd.py.\\

When you try to run lcm.py it prints three results, two from gcd.py and third from lcm.py.

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$ python lcm.py

5

4

56

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We have print statements to make sure \typ{gcd} and \typ{lcm} are working properly. So to suppress output of \typ{gcd} module when imported in lcm.py we use \typ{'__main__'} \

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def gcd(a, b):

  if a % b == 0: 

    return b

  return gcd(b, a%b)

if __name__ == '__main__':

  print gcd(15, 65)

  print gcd(16, 76)

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This \typ{__main__()} helps to create standalone scripts. Code inside it is only executed when we run gcd.py. Hence

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$ python gcd.py

5

4

$ python lcm.py 

56

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