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Why alx always use add_integer = __import__(‘0-add_integer’).add_integer
When you try this in your Python shell
>>> from 0-add_integer import add_integer
File "<stdin>", line 1
from 0-add_integer import add_integer
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
The error you are encountering is a SyntaxError caused by the use of an invalid syntax in your import statement. Python does not allow module or variable names to start with a numeric digit, hence the error message.
To resolve this issue, you can rename the 0-add_integer module to a valid name without starting with a digit. For example, let’s assume you rename it to add_integer_module. Then, you can modify your import statement accordingly:
from add_integer_module import add_integer
Make sure that the renamed module file (add_integer_module.py) is present in the same directory as your script or accessible in the Python module search path.
>>> add_integer = __import__('0-add_integer').add_integer
This works just perfectly
Now you understand why alx uses it in all test files
