Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; '16,': 0.03; 'importing': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'here?': 0.09; 'part,': 0.09; 'pil': 0.09; 'subject:modules': 0.09; 'subject:How': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'open()': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'library': 0.18; 'module': 0.19; 'thanks.': 0.20; 'appears': 0.22; 'example': 0.22; 'import': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'module,': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'idea': 0.28; 'especially': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'img': 0.31; 'another': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'module.': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'method': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'nov': 0.38; 'question,': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'new': 0.61; 'offer': 0.62; 'contains.': 0.84; 'joel': 0.91; 'shell,': 0.91; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=HljR0bKmrRjwjS/f3nzHuHarHSU9dKcIbKtPa0PBFUk=; b=VE2OBdzVoA1+KPmVrMG99Zk8H+dH6FlPcDsEnRuUAx6Zp6YPYNUkkuOZSYjKy61bF+ d5jJXYgFYnGBWVpzog5stB+sHVu8GzpsXnyySEUmMLoDcbGE7tgcdGP/Efxg/yG6BoOu jMmAeKeZ664vov3udx9MQpmsY5VFfbRJ0IlLV2dDmwcNiWLUEb26fcbZhlkUGK81cuzs P9YCcFtTvyMG19aYwttzLCv49LTkQAOsrs/exfa5zzPJC8p6Vtn33i4dXuLemq+VHEPt UwcScYKWEi6sHn7qZ37rQLTN49h/YWHIFyMlv3xV5chXqfghCNWxdGhmatj6B2AX/Tko sxTQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.140.49.107 with SMTP id p98mr28309225qga.20.1416170174740; Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:36:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 15:36:14 -0500 Subject: Re: How modules work in Python From: Joel Goldstick Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1416170182 news.xs4all.nl 2865 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42937 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!bete-des-vosges.org!feed.ac-versailles.fr!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:80899 On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 2:36 PM, Abdul Abdul wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to Python, and just have a small question, and thought you might > have an idea on it. > > I came across the following example that uses the Python Imaging Library > (PIL): > > from PIL import Image > img = Image.open('xyz.jpg') > > I know that PIL is a module. And, I think that Image is also a module, > especially we are importing it. > > I also understood the Image,open() part, as it appears we are using the > method open() from the Image module. > > My question is, where did PIL go here? Can a module have another module > inside it? > > Thanks. > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > You can learn what PIL has to offer by going into the python interactive shell, and import PIL . Then type help(PIL) to learn what it contains. -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com