__path__ — Easy Examples

List of paths where a package's submodules can be found

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Accessing __path__

How to access and use __path__.

python
# __path__ holds package search paths
import os
print(os.__path__ if hasattr(os, '__path__') else 'os has no __path__')

import json
print("json is a package" if hasattr(json, '__path__') else "json is a module")

__path__ is a special attribute that list of paths where a package's submodules can be found.

__path__ in practice

Using __path__ in everyday code.

python
# More __path__ examples
print("__path__ is a special Python attribute")

# Every object has certain dunder attributes
obj = object()
attrs = [a for a in dir(obj) if a.startswith("__")]
print(f"object has {len(attrs)} dunder attributes")

Understanding __path__ helps you introspect and debug Python objects.

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