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Best way to import modules Python

you guys can import like this

 from .models import *

or like this

from .models import Student
Solution

  • From PEP8: Wildcard imports (from <module> import *) should be avoided, as they make it unclear which names are present in the namespace, confusing both readers and many automated tools. There is one defensible use case for a wildcard import, which is to republish an internal interface as part of a public API (for example, overwriting a pure Python implementation of an interface with the definitions from an optional accelerator module and exactly which definitions will be overwritten isn't known in advance).

    Generally you want to import only what you need, and make sure imports are explicit (e.g. the third option in your list, but sometimes also the fourth option).