python pep8 class in init imported but not used

python pep8 flake8
Salvius picture Salvius · Jun 26, 2015 · Viewed 15.2k times · Source

I'm doing PEP8 checks in python using the python flake8 library. I have an import statement in an __init__.py file in one of my sub-modules which looks like this:

from .my_class import MyClass

The reason I have this line in the init file is so that I can import MyClass from the sub-module as from somemodule import MyClass instead of having to write from somemodule.my_class import MyClass.

I would like to know if it is possible to maintain this functionality while correcting the PEP8 violation?

Answer

René Fleschenberg picture René Fleschenberg · Jun 26, 2015

This is not actually a PEP8 violation. I simply do this:

from .my_class import MyClass  # noqa

Edit: Another possibility is to use __all__. In that case, flake8 understands what is going on:

from .my_class import MyClass

__all__ = ['MyClass',]

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