Python 3.8 error when trying to import code from subfolder

Question

I want to import functions in Python 3.8 from a subfolder. This is what worked for me in earlier versions but does not seem to work now:

Folder structure:

/MainProject
  runFile.py 
    /Folder1
      pyscript.py
      __init__.py

Run runFile.py from MainProject directory:

from Folder1.pyscript    import function

I also tried

from Folder1 import pyscript1

I get the following error:

"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'Folder1.pyscript'; 'Folder1' is not a package"

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '21 at 03:47

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In your __init__.py, you should have this

# encoding: utf-8

# this is a namespace package
try:
    import pkg_resources
    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
except ImportError:
    import pkgutil
    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)

answered Sep 18 '21 at 03:47

Pepe Lucho

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Could you please explain why should we do so? – C.K. Sep 18 '21 at 03:58
This does not resolve the problem – Clemetti Sep 18 '21 at 04:12
You should read this https://stackoverflow.com/a/48804718/6713687 – Pepe Lucho Sep 20 '21 at 15:28

Python 3.8 error when trying to import code from subfolder

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