When importing a file, Python only searches the directory that the entry-point script is running from and sys.path which includes locations such as the package installation directory (it's actually a little more …

36 Unfortunately, Python will only find your file if your file is in the systems path. But fear not! There is a way around this! Using python's sys module, we can add a directory to the path while Python is …

In Python 3.3 onwards you don't need __init__.py files in your subdirectories for the purpose of imports. Having them can actually be misleading as it causes the creation of package namespaces in each …

The default import method is already "relative", from the PYTHONPATH. The PYTHONPATH is by default, to some system libraries along with the folder of the original source file. If you run with -m to …

Apr 3, 2009 · My code adds a file path to sys.path, the Python path list because this allows Python to import modules from that folder. After importing a module in the code, it's a good idea to run …

Apr 9, 2014 · You can't import backwards in a folder structure, your structure is intended to be used from the root and do import report which will import other_py_file.. Doing import ../model will not work.

Indeed from Python 2.7 'import user' won't look relative to the current module at all. If you really want relative imports, you can have them explicitly in Python 2.5 and up using the somewhat ugly syntax:

Jun 28, 2009 · How to load a module that is a directory up preface: I did a substantial rewrite of a previous answer with the hopes of helping ease people into python's ecosystem, and hopefully give …

Aug 11, 2009 · It works if you run python from the "project" directory. The "." is interpreted relative to your current working directory, not relative to the directory where the file you're executing lives. Say …

How do I import files in Python? I want to import: a file (e.g. file.py) a folder a file dynamically at runtime, based on user input one specific part of a file (e.g. a single function)