Import module from above directory - Python2

Question

So here is my tree of files:

project/
   moduleToImport.py
   folder1/
      willImport.py

I can't import moduleToImport.py in my willImport.py file. I execute it like this:

usr@machine:~/home$ /test/anotherFolder/project/folder1/willImport.py --args "a" "b" "c"

So when I try this solution:

from .. import moduleToImport

The willImport.py file tries to import from ../home not /project, so he can't find the moduleToImport.py.

Another solution that I found out there is:

import sys
sys.path.append("/path/to/dir")
from app import object

But it doesn't work if I use a relative path (which is going to be necessary), like:

sys.path.append("..")
from .. import moduleToImport

Because it will have the same problem as before: he imports from ../home.

The main problem is, I can't use an absolute path because it will change.

Any ideas?

Did you try adding empty `__init__.py` files in each folder? — Ralf, Dec 20 '18 at 12:47
add `__init__.py` file in each folder `project` and `folder1` . then from there trying to import as `from project import moduleToImport` — sahasrara62, Dec 20 '18 at 13:00

Ali.Turkkan · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-20T12:54:02.227

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Folders

project/
  moduleToImport.py
  folder1/
    willImport.py

willImport.py

import os
import sys

runPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
sys.path.append(os.path.join(runPath, ".."))

from moduleToImport import func

func()

moduleToImport.py

def func():
    print("Success")

OUTPUT:

Success

edited Dec 20 '18 at 12:54

answered Dec 20 '18 at 12:47

Ali.Turkkan

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Edited my last answer cause indeed worked, but now I'm trying to import a simple def from "moduleToImport.py" file. It is just like: def debug(): print "DEBUG", and it says: global name 'debug' is not defined – Armandus Filtch Dec 20 '18 at 12:50
I have edited. Can you try again? @ArmandusFiltch – Ali.Turkkan Dec 20 '18 at 12:54
So, to call this func() in my willImport.py, I will need to import moduleToImport as A, then A.func(), right? – Armandus Filtch Dec 20 '18 at 12:57
Yes. If you write **import moduleToImport** you can use **moduleToImport.func()** OR If you write **from moduleToImport import func** you can use **func()** @ArmandusFiltch – Ali.Turkkan Dec 20 '18 at 13:01
Ok, thanks a lot! It worked indeed! – Armandus Filtch Dec 20 '18 at 13:04

Import module from above directory - Python2

1 Answers1

Folders

willImport.py

moduleToImport.py

OUTPUT: