Importing another .py file throwing an error

Question

I'm trying to import a .py file named 'main' within the same directory as my main file.

from .settings import *

When I run it I get this error

    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:/Users/user_1/Desktop/Projects/program/main.py", line 5, in <module>
        from .settings import *
    ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '__main__.settings'; '__main__' is not a package

Why isn't this working and how do I fix it?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15746675/how-to-write-a-python-module — sudobangbang, Jan 27 '17 at 13:27
You mean you're trying to import a module named `settings` from your `main.py` file? BTW `.` is for relative imports; and `settings` and `main` are not good names for your own modules — Chris_Rands, Jan 27 '17 at 13:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '17 at 21:12

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You need to have the package in library folder of python. For me keeping any module inside this directory works

C:\Program Files\Anaconda3\Lib\site-packages

answered Jan 27 '17 at 21:12

Md Sifatul Islam

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