Import class from Python file in another folder -- not a child folder

Question

Here is the structure of my directory:

MyFolder
   -run.py
SecondFolder
   -class.py

What I have attempted is adding the directory path to sys.path within the run.py file and this will work only occasionally (not sure why):

import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/Users/.../SecondFolder/class.py')
from class import Connection

How can I ensure the module is always loaded? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Possible duplicate of [Importing files from different folder](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4383571/importing-files-from-different-folder) — m_____z, Aug 27 '19 at 14:00

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '19 at 14:01

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If SecondFolder doesn't have to be in the same location as MyFolder, you can add it to the python site-packages.

From there, you can import it as so:

from SecondFolder.class import Connection

answered Aug 27 '19 at 14:01

Benjamin Ju

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