Can I include Python implementation of class method saved in another file

Question

In Python, we cannot save class method's definition outside of class definition itself (as I understand it) because there is no concept of declaration. However, I wonder whether it is possible that I can include source code of method implementation saved in a standalone file, namely having the interpreter replace the piece of code in question. But as I have never seen such thing, this is probably not idiomatic in Python. Then how do you deal with the irritation that a class definition will be extremely long? Please correct me since I am new to Python, and find it quite different from C++.

class Foo
   def bar():
      # How to include definition saved in another file?

Answer 1

Can do!

First solution

bar.py

def bar(foo):
    print foo

foo.py

from bar import bar as foo_bar

class Foo:
    bar = foo_bar

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Alternative solution

bar.py

def bar(foo):
    print foo

foo.py

from bar import bar as foo_bar

class Foo:
    def bar(self, *args, **kwargs):
        return foo_bar(self, *args, **kwargs)