Importing init

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I am trying out the answer in this.

The __init__.py file in a folder named MyLibs contains:

LogFile = r'D:\temp'

In utils.py in the same folder MyLibs, I tried various ways to access the LogFile variable:

from __init__ import *
print LogFile     #Gives: NameError: name 'LogFile' is not defined`:

and:

import __init__
print MyLibs.LogFile    #Gives: NameError: name 'MyLibs' is not defined

I got the errors while executing from MyLibs.utils import *

What is the fix I must do? I prefer a method where I can reference LogFile directly without having to add namespace prefixes.

`__init__.py` is a *package initialiser* and is not normally imported directly. Why are you not importing `MyLibl` *itself*? — Martijn Pieters, Dec 12 '14 at 14:41
That other question is giving you bad advice. I have left feedback on the accepted answer. — Martijn Pieters, Dec 12 '14 at 14:42
Sorry, my mistake. I found that the updated __init__.py was not called. I needed to start a new session of Python for it to work. False alarm. — Old Geezer, Dec 12 '14 at 14:44

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 12 '14 at 14:47

1

My mistake.

The updated __init__.py was somehow not executed. I started a new Python session and it worked.

Sorry for the false alarm.

answered Dec 12 '14 at 14:47

Old Geezer

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 12 '14 at 14:44

Not sure how to do this with 2.7's implicit relative imports, but you could try this:

from __future__ import absolute_import
from . import LogFile

If you're running the Python module directly, you need to run it with python -m MyLibs.utils rather than python MyLibs/utils.py.

Importing __init__