What do you mean by python scripting What is a script and a module in python

Question

I am new to python scripting. Can anyone tell what is the difference between a module and a script in python?

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An executable piece of code, run by itself is generally referred to as a script.

A module is generally a library, imported by other pieces of code.

Answer 1

A script is used to automate certain tasks in a program. It can run by itself and it is less code intensive whereas modules in python is referred as a library which can not run by its own. It needs to get imported in order to use it. In case you want to know more about python scripting and learn how to write scripts, you can refer this video: https://youtu.be/9F6zAuYtuFw or you can join Python online course today.

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Thq .....
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Answer 2

A scripting language is a programming language that uses an Interpreter to translate its source code. The interpreter reads and executes each line of code one at a time, just like a SCRIPT for a play or an audition, hence the the term "scripting language".

Python uses an interpreter to translate and run its code and that's why it's called a scripting language

A Python script normally can be full of functions that can be imported as a library of functions in other scripts, or a python script can be a command that runs in Rhino.

There is a way to have Python definitions be both a library of functions and a direct command.

The key is to add these statements to the end of the file:

if __name__ == '__main__':
    CreateCircle()  # Put the a call to the main function in the file

Answer 3

A module is a file containing a set of functions. For example different datatypes functions are included Suppose this module is just a kind of library. When we talk about C++ library" # include< iostream>" then it means all the algebraic functions are present in this library.

When we talk about "Python Scripts" ,for example script is a string which you manipulate after reading the whole string Similarly a term which is known as " Python Interpreter" which reads all the scripts complies this scripts in a bytescode and executes this bytescode to run the program.

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Thanks! That was a clear explanation

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So modules are like libraries?

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@Zain, that is a nice explanation. But can you also share some code snippet to explain the concept better?

Answer 4

python script is bunch of code line that perform the specific action according to user need but Python Modules present a whole group of functions, methods, or data that should relate to a common theme.Such a theme might be networking components ,math components etc

Answer 5

A script is a .py file that contains multiple Python commands that are usually run sequentially. Scripts are usually used to conduct a specific task, or solve a specific problem. Scripts often use functions and other programming tools that are contained in modules.

A module is also a .py file, and also contains multiple Python commands. However, usually these commands are organized into functions and other organizational bundles like classes, and the commands are not run sequentially. Instead the commands are run in an on-demand basis, where the module user (often a script) specifies which of the module's functions and/or commands should be executed, and at what point(s) in the script.  Modules do not conduct specific tasks or solve specific problems. Instead, their functions and classes are meant to be general-use tools that can be used to solve a variety of problems.

As an example, consider a simple task like downloading the forecasted maximum temperature for today from your favorite weather website. A script for conducting this task would access the website, download the relevant data, then report the result to you, possibly by printing the forecasted maximum temperature to the screen of your computer. The script might also use a variety of modules, including especially a web-access module, which contains functions for accessing websites and downloading relevant data from them. In this case, the module's functions would allow you to access not only your favorite weather website, but any website.

You can therefore think of scripts as a specific-purpose sequence of commands, and modules as a general-purpose set of programming tools.

Answer 6

A Python script is a collection of commands in a file designed to be executed like a program. Often a script first contains a set of function definitions and then has the main program that might call the functions. .

Answer 7

To create a module just save the code you want in a file with the file extension .py :

1. Save this code in a file named mymodule.py. ...
2. Import the module named mymodule, and call the greeting function: ...
3. Save this code in the file mymodule.py. ...
4. Import the module named mymodule, and access the person1 dictionary: