2.7. Install vs Import

• When you install something,all its files comes to your local(C drive) and you can access/import all the underlying libraries(files)

  • eg,when we install python,by default you get pathlib library automatically

  • So you just need to import it

  • Note:These libraries which come auomatically when we install python and we don’t need to install them separately,can import directly and start using them are called Standard libraries

• But what if some library doesn’t come by default when we install python?

  • We will need to install that package manually

  • Once it is installed,all the underlying libraries come to our local so now,we can import these libraries

    • eg,smartsheet library(files) do not come by default when we install python

    • So,we wil need to install smartsheet package manually

    • Once we install this package,all its underlying files(libraries) will come to our local

    • Now we can just use them by importing the one we need

In local setups,you need to install only once and then anytime, you can import them in all other files

In cloud,you have to install and import everytime you open script