How to import python file located in same subdirectory in a pycharm project

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I have an input error in pycharm when debugging and running.

My project structure is rooted properly, etc./HW3/. so that HW3 is the root directory.

I have a subfolder in HW3, util, and a file, util/util.py. I have another file in util called run_tests.py.

In run_tests.py, I have the following import structure, 

from util.util import my_functions, etc.

This yields an input error, from util.util import load_dataset,proportionate_sample ImportError: No module named 'util.util'; 'util' is not a package

However, in the exact same project, in another directory (same level as util) called data, I have a file data/data_prep.py, which also imports functions from util/util.py using a similar import statement...and it runs without any problems.

Obviously, I am doing this in the course of doing a homework, so please understand: this is ancillary to the scope of the homework.

The problem goes away when I move the file to another directory. So I guess this question is How do I import a python file located in the same directory in a pycharm project? Because pycharm raises an error if I just do import util and prompts me to use the full name from the root.

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8 Answers

Right-click on the folder which you want to be marked as the source > Mark Directory as > Source root.

user_45314920

In my case, it worked only when I omit the extension. Example:

import filename
user_11717210

I had the same issue with pycharm, but the actual mistake was that the file I was trying to import didn't have a .py extension, even though I was able to run it as a standalone script. Look in the explorer window and make sure it has a .py extension. If not, right click on the file in the explorer window, pick refactor, and then rename it with a .py extension.

Admin1

In Pycharm go to "Run - Configuration" and uncheck 'Add Content root to Pythonpath' and 'Add source roots to Pythonpath', then use 

from filename import functionname
user_86337300

For me the issue was, the source directory was marked correctly, but my file to import was named starting with numeric value. Resolved by renaming it.

import 01_MyModuleToImport

to

import MyModuleToImport
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