python import questions: difference between import a .py file and import a function?

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I am a little bit confused about the from xxx import yyy syntax python. Sometimes import is importing a python file (.py file), but sometimes it is importing a function (def abc) in a .py file. What's the difference between these two types of import?

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asked Jul 12 '16 at 18:22

Edamame

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You really should read the tutorial on [modules](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html). – idjaw Jul 12 '16 at 18:23
http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/261592/7432 – Bryan Oakley Jul 12 '16 at 18:26
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Answered here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/710551/import-module-or-from-module-import – shanek21 Jul 12 '16 at 18:29

python import questions: difference between import a .py file and import a function?

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