pyforest | pyforest - feel the bliss of automated imports | BPM library

"How to add my own import statements without adding them to the package source code?" pyforest creates a file in your home directory at ~/.pyforest/user_imports.py in which you can type any explicit import statements you want (e.g. import pandas as pd). Your own custom imports take precedence over any other pyforest imports. Please note: implicit imports (e.g. from pandas import *) won't work."Doesn't this slow down my Jupyter or Python startup process?" No, because the libraries will only be imported when you actually use them. Until you use them, the variables like pd are only pyforest placeholders."Why can't I just use the typical IPython import?" If you were to add all the libraries that pyforest includes, your startup time might take more than 30s."I don't have and don't need tensorflow. What will happen when I use pyforest?" Tensorflow is included in pyforest but pyforest does not install any dependencies. You need to install your libraries separately from pyforest. Afterwards, you can access the libraries via pyforest if they are included in the pyforest imports."Will the pyforest variables interfere with my own local variables?" No, never. pyforest will never mask or overwrite any of your local variables. You can use your variables like you would without pyforest. The worst thing that can happen is that you overwrite a pyforest placeholder and thus cannot use the placeholder any more (duh)."What about auto-completion on lazily imported modules?" It works :) As soon as you start the auto-completion, pyforest will import the module and return the available symbols to your auto-completer."How to (temporarily) deactivate the auto_import in IPython and Jupyter?" Go to the directory ~/.ipython/profile_default/startup and adjust or delete the pyforest_autoimport.py file. You will find further instructions in the file. If you don't use the auto_import, you will need to import pyforest at the beginning of your notebook via import pyforest"How to (re)activate the pyforest auto_import?" Execute the following Python command in Jupyter, IPython or Python: from pyforest.auto_import import setup; setup(). Please note that the auto_import only works for Jupyter and IPython."Can I use pyforest outside of the Jupyter Notebook or Lab?" Technically, yes. However, this is not the intended use case. pyforest is aimed primarily for the use in a Jupyter Notebook or Lab. If you want to use pyforest in IPython or a Python script etc, please import it as follows import pyforest. Afterwards, you can get the currently active imports via pyforest.active_imports()"Why is the project called pyforest?" pyforest is created to be the home for all Data Science packages - including pandas. And in which ecosystems do pandas live? :)