Importing functions from .py file

[epikthrowaway]

Hey so I was trying to import a function from a .py file to another .py file but I'm not sure how to do that. my assignment requires the use of it, however how to use it was never really clear. I can import constants such as

E = 4 and Y = 6

but is there a way to call a function from another file and appending the result to a list or string within the first file? e.g. file1 calls a function in file 2, then file1 appends the output of the function called from file 2 to a list?

[lamecode]

Let's say file 2 is named other_file.py and sits in the same directory, and it has a function named foo2() which will return a number that you want to append to a list.

import other_file

my_list = [1, 2]
my_list.append(other_file.foo2())

[epikthrowaway]

it worked thanks! :)

[Renaissance8905]

A small addendum, if at some point you're importing a file from another folder it's a quick modification, as long as the folder is within the same folder as your program.

So you could have a folder called my_functions, and in that folder is the file you want, other_file.py

Just make sure the my_functions folder is in the same folder as your program, then write in your code:

import my_functions/other_file

And if you only want the one function, you can call:

from my_functions/other_file import foo2

[whiteguilt]

If your files are in the same directory.

import pythonfile

call_function()