How to add an import to multiple python files | Añadir import a muchos ficheros python

If you want to add an import line to one or multiple python files, you can achieve this easily using the isort package.

Install isort in your python environment:

pip install -r isort

 
Now, execute the next isort command to add an import to multiple python files.
Multiple options can be added to configure how isort works.

For example, imagine you have some changes on your working copy that cause an error because you need an import. If you write this files into a "files.txt" file (one line per file)

Example /tmp/files.txt

file1.py
controllers/file2.py

Command line

FILES=$(cat /tmp/files.txt) 
isort -a "from foo import bar" ${FILES}

As I say before, you can mix with a lot of options, for example this is the command I use to handle line length, indentation, third parties, ...

isort -ac -tc -m 3 -w 119 -i4 -up -y ${FILES}

Hope you found this useful!!