List of modules available for import inside Python?

Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
from within Python?
Like writing in the interpreter:
import.modules


Also, is there anything like Cpan for Python?

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:21 PM, ssecorp <circularfunc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, is there anything like Cpan for Python?

Try the Python Cheese Shop / PyPi

http://pypi.python.org/pypi

cheers
James

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On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 9:21 PM, ssecorp <circularfunc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> from within Python?
> Like writing in the interpreter:
> import.modules
>
>
> Also, is there anything like Cpan for Python?

The closest thing would be PyPI (the Python Package Index)
[http://pypi.python.org/pypi], and easy_install (a package manager for
Python) [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/EasyInstall].

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ssecorp wrote:

> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> from within Python?
> Like writing in the interpreter:
> import.modules

there's a helper script in the 2.5 source code kit that locates all
existing standard modules:

http://svn.python.org/projects/pytho...listmodules.py

to get all modules, remove the for-loop that follows after the comment
"get rid of site packages".

also see:

http://effbot.org/zone/listmodules-cgi.htm

</F>

On Aug 28, 6:21*am, ssecorp <circularf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> from within Python?
> Like writing in the interpreter:

Try:

>>> help()
help> modules
Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules...
<snip>

On Aug 28, 12:21 am, ssecorp <circularf...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> from within Python?
> Like writing in the interpreter:
> import.modules
>
> Also, is there anything like Cpan for Python?

Isn't the most obvious answer to the first question this link?

http://docs.python.org/modindex.html

pruebauno@latinmail.com wrote:

>> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
>> from within Python?
>> Like writing in the interpreter:
>> import.modules
>>
>> Also, is there anything like Cpan for Python?
>
> Isn't the most obvious answer to the first question this link?

depends on whether you want a list of the modules that you might be able
to import, or the modules that are actually present on your system.

</F>

On Aug 27, 11:04*pm, Fredrik Lundh <fred...@pythonware.com> wrote:
> ssecorp wrote:
> > Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
> > from within Python?
> > Like writing in the interpreter:
> > import.modules
>
> there's a helper script in the 2.5 source code kit that locates all
> existing standard modules:
>
> http://svn.python.org/projects/pytho...listmodules.py
>
> to get all modules, remove the for-loop that follows after the comment
> "get rid of site packages".
>
> also see:
>
> http://effbot.org/zone/listmodules-cgi.htm
>
> </F>

I like to direct new users to pydoc's built-in HTTP server:

import pydoc
pydoc.gui()
(then click the 'open browser' button)

Am Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:23:01 -0700 schrieb Jason Scheirer:
>
> I like to direct new users to pydoc's built-in HTTP server:
>
> import pydoc
> pydoc.gui()
> (then click the 'open browser' button)
>

Now, this is cool !

Thanks a lot!

Martin

Michele Simionato wrote:

> On Aug 28, 6:21Â*am, ssecorp <circularf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Is there a way to view all the modules I have available for import
>> from within Python?
>> Like writing in the interpreter:
>
> Try:
>
>>>> help()
> help> modules
> Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules...
> <snip>

This looks like it could be a useful tool, but when I try it
I get the following:

Please wait a moment while I gather a list of all available modules...

/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/reportlab/lib/PyFontify.py:35:
Warning: 'with' will become a reserved keyword in Python 2.6
/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/reportlab/lib/PyFontify.py:36:
Warning: 'with' will become a reserved keyword in Python 2.6
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/site.py", line 346, in __call__
return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1645, in __call__
self.interact()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1663, in interact
self.help(request)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1679, in help
elif request == 'modules': self.listmodules()
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1797, in listmodules
ModuleScanner().run(callback)
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pydoc.py", line 1848, in run
for importer, modname, ispkg in pkgutil.walk_packages():
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/pkgutil.py", line 110, in walk_packages
__import__(name)
File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py", line 1342,
in <module>

File "/usr/local/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py", line 927,
in main

UnboundLocalError: local variable 'given_files' referenced before assignment
>>>

which could be because I am fairly free and unrestrained when
it comes to installing stuff, and I see now I have modules
on both /usr/lib/python2.5 and /usr/local/lib/python2.5

Apparently python knows about them both, but I don't know I
haven't introduced an incompatibility somewhere...and that PIL
package showing up at the tail of the errors was one of my
more recent additions...

Any help will be appreciated,

sc