Issue in exec method

Question

I am a having two python files file1.py and file2.py. I am using exec() to get the method/Variables defined in the file2.py.

file1.py have a class as given below
class one:
       def __init__(self):
            self.HOOK = None
            exec(file2.py)
            self.HOOK = Generate
            ### call the hook method ####
            self.HOOK()

file2.py looks like as (There is no class define in file2.py)
def Generate()
        do 1
        do 2
        hello()

def Hello()
     print "hello"

Now the problem is as When i run script it is giving a error global name Hello not found. If i remove Hello() from Generate method in file2.py then its work fine. I cant use import file2.py in file1.py,because in file2.py the only one method name (Generate) is fix (its taken as requirement). So apart from Genarate method user can define any method and can call this in generate method, because this approach is not working so i have to write whole code into generate method only and code is also repetitive.

Any help is really appreciable...

Please format your code as code (starting every line with four spaces). Then it will be much easier to read on stack overflow. — Thomas Ahle
– Thomas Ahle, Commented May 28, 2010 at 6:35
Is there a reason you need to use exec()? Usually there is a workaround. — Xavier Ho
– Xavier Ho, Commented May 28, 2010 at 10:31

Xavier Ho · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-28 10:29:06Z

1

Try this:

# file1.py
from file2 import Generate

class one:
   def __init__(self):
       self.HOOK = Generate
       ### call the hook method ####
       self.HOOK()

In your second file:

# file2.py
def Generate():
    # do 1
    # do 2
    hello()

def hello()
    print "hello"

answered May 28, 2010 at 10:29

Xavier Ho

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Thomas Ahle · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-28 06:37:43Z

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From what you have posted, it looks like you define a function

def hello():
    print "hello"

and then tries to call another function

Hello()

Notice that python cares a lot about capital and noncapital letters.

answered May 28, 2010 at 6:37

Thomas Ahle

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mukul sharma Over a year ago

My apologies for that mistake... This is typos only

Tamás · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-28 09:26:40Z

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You can safely write from file2 import Generate in file1.py, that will do the trick - it will import only the Generate method from file2 into the current namespace, so all the other methods the user has defined in file2 won't clutter the namespace of file1.

answered May 28, 2010 at 9:26

Tamás

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mukul sharma Over a year ago

Hi Tamas, I think you misinterpreted my problem. I want when you cal Generate() then in my current space no method Hello() is defined. but i want that Hello() also in my current name space.

mukul sharma Over a year ago

so how should i exec that all other method called inside Generate() will called also

Xavier Ho Over a year ago

@mukul: So you're trying to do some kind of auto-import? But at least read up here: stackoverflow.com/questions/1493888/python-auto-importing

mukul sharma Over a year ago

Yes Xavier that is my main object. I just want to set only minimum constraint to the user and rest of thing i shd handle. In my case like user have to write only one method Generate() in file2.py. rest of the name he can define whatever he want and call inside them to the Generate().

mukul sharma Over a year ago

Is there is no way i can do this by exec?

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