理解module, script, library, package in Python

• Overview

  Python modules and Python packages are two mechanisms that facilitate modular programming.

  A script is a Python file that’s intended to be run directly.

  A module is a Python file that’s intended to be imported into scripts or other modules.

  A package is a collection of related modules that work together to provide certain functionality.

  A library is an umbrella term that loosely means “a bundle of code”. These can have tens of even hundreds of individual modules that can provide a wide range of functionality.

  • Matplotlib is a plotting library.
  • The Python Standard Library contains hundreds of modules for performing common tasks

  Only package and module have a well-defined meaning specific to Python.