Find which python modules are being imported

Question

What\'s an easy way of finding all the python modules from a particular package that are being used in an application?

Answer 1

A real simple method is to delete all .pyc files from the package or folder, and then run the application. Once you've played a bit, do a directory listing and see which files have .pyc files now. Those are modules which were imported by the application.

(Note: the __main__ module, whichever one you invoke as the "main" script, never gets compiled, so you should not expect to see a .pyc file for it unless something imported it from within the application. This is often a sign of a problem if it does happen.)