__all__ = ["foo", "bar", "baz", "quux", "blat", "frob", "nosuch", "i_got_it_elsewhere"] with open("foo.txt") as f: foo = f.read() b = open("bar.txt") bar = b.read() baz = open("baz.txt") from unknown_module import unknown_value quux = 5 + unknown_value blat = str(5) frob = "5" from unknown_module import i_got_it_elsewhere