How do I import modules from a SO file generated by nuitka?

I am interested in “Use Case 3”. I am very new to nuitka’s concepts, bare with me.

I am trying to use nuitka to “obfuscate” some django sub packages (“apps”)

My question is, can I reuse the shared object file generated by nuitka in python?

I have the following (basic example):

/api
/api/urls.py

python3 -m nuitka --module api --include-package=api
python3
>>> import api  (works)
>>> from api import urls
ImportError: cannot import name 'urls'

I am also aware of the note in the documentation that says:

The recursion into the package directory needs to be provided manually, otherwise the package is empty.

However this is at odds with the --help command:

--include-package=PACKAGE
                        Include a whole package. Give as a Python namespace,
                        e.g. ``some_package.sub_package`` and Nuitka will then
                        find it and include it and all the modules found below
                        that disk location in the binary or extension module
                        it creates, and make it available for import by the
                        code.

Using --follow-import-to=api appears to make no difference

Perhaps I am going about this all wrong, or can be gently reguided.

Thank you for your work.

[kayhayen]

@Vigrond This might be a basic Python misunderstanding, but Python does not automatically import submodules.

import module
module.module_variable # works
module.sub_module # will not work

You have to actually trigger the import for this to work. Only an import module.sub_module or with Python3 I think, from module import sub_module will work.

If I am getting something wrong, please try and make the minimal reproducer that illustrates what is working with standard Python and not with compiled code.

[kayhayen]

Lack of feedback.