python get all submodules without having to define all

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My requirement might be a bit strange, but here it is:

I have a package called handlers. Outside of this package, I have main.py. In main.py, I need to get all the submodules under handlers. Now I can define __all__ in __init__.py but that would have to be updated everytime I add a new submodule in the directory. So is there a way to automatically keep __all__ updated?

`__all__` **limits** what is being imported from a module. It does *not* expand it. — Martijn Pieters, Jun 30 '13 at 16:21

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 30 '13 at 16:53

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You need to explicitly state where you're getting the modules from in main.py.

Even if it becomes 50+ lines after constant updating, so be it. Don't use the from handlers import * notation.

answered Jun 30 '13 at 16:53

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