Simple python folders/subfolders import example

Asked Jun 01 '17 at 09:19

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I have this simple project structure:

    main
        __init__.py
        animal.py (class Animal)
        sub1
            __init__.py
            cat.py (class Cat)
        sub2
            __init__.py
            dog.py (class Dog)

Each __init__.py file is empty.

So,

from dog.py I need to import Animal class

Using this syntax:

from animal import Animal

I got

ImportError: No module named animal

from dog.py I need to import Cat class in sub1.cat module

Using this syntax:

from sub1.cat import Cat

I got

ImportError: No module named sub1.cat

How can I do this?

edited Jun 01 '17 at 10:23

asked Jun 01 '17 at 09:19

pepperav

2

your file is called `aniaml ` not `animal` – Jahongir Rahmonov Jun 01 '17 at 09:23
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72852/how-to-do-relative-imports-in-python?rq=1 – Sohaib Farooqi Jun 01 '17 at 09:25
@JahongirRahmonov yeah..but this is not the problem – pepperav Jun 01 '17 at 09:41
how about `from main.animal import Animal`? – Jahongir Rahmonov Jun 01 '17 at 09:46
ImportError: No module named main.animal – pepperav Jun 01 '17 at 10:00
I tried to reproduce it but to no avail. With the same exact structure and files, it works! I suppose it is something else.. – Jahongir Rahmonov Jun 01 '17 at 11:07
I'm using Python 2.7.9 in raspberry pi. Don't know if this can be helpful... – pepperav Jun 01 '17 at 12:09
Possible duplicate of [How to do relative imports in Python?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72852/how-to-do-relative-imports-in-python) – stovfl Jun 02 '17 at 20:48

Simple python folders/subfolders import example

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