get raw_input data from main
Question: I'm new in python and have not much experience in programming also.

I have this code in my main file:

    
    
    def user_input():
       import re
       name_check = re.compile(r"[^A-Za-z\s. ]")
       print("Please enter name input: ")
       name = raw_input("> ")
       return name
    
    def test():
    
    
    
    if __name__ =="__main__":
       user_input()
       test()
    

How can I get the user_input parameter in order to process it in others child
modules? I'm trying to import the main module to the child file module but it
doesn't work. This is my program structure:

    
    
    /main
      __init__.py  
      main.py
      /child
        __init__.py    
        child1.py
        child2.py
    

I need to pass user_input data to child1.py. When I do importing main:

    
    
    from main.main import user_input
    

I've got error message:

    
    
    No module named main.main
    

Any comments would be much appreciate.

Cheers


Answer: This code takes in input through `raw_input()` in the `user_input()` function,
and then uses `return` to return it. In our `print_input()` function, we take
_in_ the input. In our `main()` function, we assign the return value from
`user_input()` to `name`, and then pass it into `print_input()`.

    
    
    def user_input():
        name = raw_input("Please enter name input:\n> "
        return name
    
    def print_input(name):
        print "Hello", name
    
    def main():
        name = user_input()
        print_input(name)
    
    if __name__ =="__main__":
        main()
    

# Edit

`main.py`:

    
    
    def user_input():
        name = raw_input("Please enter name input:\n> "
        return name
    
    def print_input(name):
        print "Hello", name
    
    def main():
        name = user_input()
        print_input(name)
    

To call a function from here do the following:

    
    
    >>> from main import user_input, print_input
    >>> 
    >>> print_input(user_input())
    Please enter name input:
    > aj8uppal
    Hello aj8uppal
    >>> 
    

