Use of __init__.py file in Python Packages | Brief intro to Regular, namespace packages
What is the use of __init__.py file in Python Packages. This question seems simple but has a few concepts like Regular and namespace packages that you might not be aware of.
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In this video, I will discuss the use of __init__.py file in regular packages and in a future video we will dive deeper into namespace packages as well.
Topics covered:
1. What is the use of __init__.py file
2. Regular and namespace package brief overview
3. Using _all_ variable to control which files are to be included when importing all files from a package
4. A small demo of how __init__.py file is used in projects to do package initialization.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:47 - What is the use of __init__.py file
5:03 - Code examples
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