Python: importing file from another subdirectory

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I have a directory structure like:

mycode
|
└-----dirA
|     └─---- fileA.py
└─----dirB
      └─---- fileB.py

How do I import fileB.object from fileA.py? I have __init__.py's in all the folders, including "mycode", but I continually get errors that I can't find fileB.py from fileA.py, and relative imports don't work either.

import python
3 Answers

In python, there's a unique way of traversing the tree backwards:

  • One period . for same directory
  • Two periods .. for parent directory
  • Three periods for grand-parent...
  • You get the point

Try using:

from ..dirB.fileB import <symbol>
user_10304100

You may use sys.path.insert() method:

import sys
sys.path.insert(0, './subdirectory')
import myfile

and you can read more about it here

user_116596770

if the python outputted the result that you can't find the folders, you must set the directory properly like

it should be C:\Users\Desktop\DirectoryName

instead of FolderDirectory:FolderName

i mean you should set the proper path of the directory, since a program is not really that smart that can locate it easily, but just a bunch of instructions that you wanted to do it properly

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