In Python 2.x, names outside the local scope are wholly inaccessible except by passing them in, unless they happen to be in the global scope. I have a class that has a couple of read-only/constant ...

Modules can have various functions and classes. A local namespace is created when a function is called, which has all the names defined in it. Similar is the case with class. The following diagram may ...

Python scopes are implemented as dictionaries (known as namespaces) that map names to objects. Names at the top level of a module are stored in the module's .__ dict __ attribute After importing sys, ...

This post explains what a Python module is and how to use it to drastically extend the capabiltiies of your code. Plus: how to make your own!

Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.