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Step 9: Edit __init__.py

This file initializes the plugin's package.

Explanation​

The __init__.py file is needed for Python to identify a directory as a package (or subpackage). It also allows defining "shortcuts" for importing from your package. You can read more about the __init__.py file here.

In our case, we simply import the initializer object that we defined in plugin_initializer.py. This allows import statements to be shorter:

# Without initializer imported in __init__.py
from parsomics_plugin_interpro.plugin_initializer import initializer

# With initializer imported in __init__.py
from parsomics_plugin_interpro import initializer

Hands on​

  1. The template most likely generated the entire file correctly. It is also already committed.

Result​

plugin_initializer.py
from .plugin_initializer import initializer