function(a, b) Note that file is one of Python's core modules, so I suggest you change the filename of file.py to something else. Note that if you're trying to import functions from a.py to a file …

I have a function and I'm making another one in which I need to call the first function. I don't have experience in Python, but I know that in languages like MATLAB it's possible as long as they're...

From the Python documentation: The subprocess module provides more powerful facilities for spawning new processes and retrieving their results; using that module is preferable to using …

Aug 6, 2008 · I've got a reason for you (actually what led me here): Module A has a function F that needs to call a function by name. Module B imports Module A, and invokes function F with a …

Mar 12, 2012 · In Python, functions are first-class objects, this means: function references can be passed in inputs to other functions and/or methods, and executed from inside them. Instances …

Jan 30, 2009 · I'm calling a function in Python which I know may stall and force me to restart the script. How do I call the function or what do I wrap it in so that if it takes longer than 5 seconds …

Jan 1, 2018 · I have defined a function within another function in python and now I would like to call the inner function. Is this possible, in python? How do I call func2 from func3? def func1(): …

When creating a simple object hierarchy in Python, I'd like to be able to invoke methods of the parent class from a derived class. In Perl and Java, there is a keyword for this (super). In Perl, I

This tells Python to take the list given (in this case, args) and pass its contents to the function as positional arguments. This trick works on both "sides" of the function call, so a function defined …

If don't want to use globals, vars and don't want make a separate module and/or class to encapsulate functions you want to call dynamically, you can call them as the attributes of the …