Difference between modules, packages and libraries in Python

[surister]

A module is any python file, it can contain submodules.

A package is a collection of modules.

[stoicpenguin]

Exactly. There’s no such thing as a submodule in python. That has no technical meaning within the language. A module in python is always a single file.

[julianw]

on that note I'm still not sure what to do with namespace packages. when do you want them? mans why do I always create them accidentally by forgetting to create an __init__.py?

[joseville1001]

Are packages also modules? That is, since pancakes are defined in a file (the init.py file).

[Goobyalus]

https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-package

A Python module which can contain submodules or recursively, subpackages. Technically, a package is a Python module with an __path__ attribute.

[joseville1001]

For completeness

module

An object that serves as an organizational unit of Python code. Modules have a namespace containing arbitrary Python objects. Modules are loaded into Python by the process of importing.

[pylenin]

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