A module is a python file (like a script) that contains a number of functions and expressions that you want to include in your program. Programmers often import modules written by other programmers and use them like building blocks for their applications.
In order to use modules, you need to add them to your script with import and then indicate which function you want to use with the dot syntax .. For example, we might use the function choice from the random module, to generate random numbers.
>>> import random
>>> numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
>>> random.choice(numbers)
1
>>> random.choice(numbers)
3
>>> random.choice(numbers)
3
>>> random.choice(numbers)
1
>>> random.choice(numbers)
4
>>> random.choice(numbers)
9- An in depth explanation of modules from the Python docs.
- A step-by-step tutorial on w3schools that demonstrates how modules are composed.