I would like to place a function at the end of a script which is used in the script. This, of course, does not work as the function is not known yet. Can I therefore import this funtion in the same script?
If I do it like the following, I get the error " ImportError: cannot import name:'subfunction' "
from the_script_in_use import subfuction
a=subfunction(b)
def subfunction(value)
do something
return a
One way to do this in Python is writing:
def main():
b = 5
a = subfunction(b)
print a
def subfunction(value):
a = value + 10
return a
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
This way you can write your code in the order you like, as long as you keep calling the function main at the end.
You may use the statement :
if __name__ == '__main__':
Which will be executed if you run this file as a script. In your case:
def main_function()
a=subfunction(b)
def subfunction(value)
do something
return a
if __name__ == '__main__':
main_function()
Note there is no need to import your function. Doing so you can order your fonction the way you want.
you can try to use pass :
def func1():
pass
func1()
def func1():
print "yes"
But this does not actually help you run the function.
