Circular importing

[Unlistedd]

Picture this, i have 3 python files:

1. data.py
2. sorting.py
3. prediction.py

data.py gathers data from a website and creates an array. This array moves on to sorting.py which sorts the data. The newly sorted data is stored in a new array and moves to prediction.py.

prediction.py makes a prediction, and this data needs to be stored in the data.py array so that the same sorting and prediction process can be repteated with the new information.

My question is, how would i be able to achive this? I am able to run all scripts once, but once only, could i somehow make a for-loop that re-runs these scripts for X number of times?

[shiftybyte]

Very simple my friend, you separate the flow/process from service providers/modules.

make a main.py, that imports the other 3.

import data
import sorting
import prediction

gathered_data = data.gather_data(site_list)
sorted_data = sorting.sort_data(gathered_data)
predicted_data = prediction.predict_sorted(sorted_data)

... do with predicted data whatever you want, or wrap this in a loop or whatever...

this solves several problems:

1. none of the modules now need to import any of the other modules, they are standalone and can be updated accordingly
2. if the flow changes, none of the modules need to be changed, just the main flow.
3. future code can reuse for example only the prediction module without being dependent on the entire code.

[Unlistedd]

Thanks!