Python relative import weirdness
Question:
I have a file:
STARTDIR/module/submodule/config.py
I have another file:
STARDIR/utils/filesys/getAbsPath.py
Why does this line work, in config.py?
from ..utils.filesys import getAbsPath
It seems like .. refers to module, not STARTDIR. There isn’t any utils in module at all. In fact, doing
from .. import utils
yields
ImportError: cannot import name utils
Answers:
This should work:
from ...utils.filesystem import getAbsPath
This is because:
from . import … imports from STARTDIR/module/submodule/from .. import … imports from STARTDIR/module/from ... import … imports from STARTDIR/
I have a file:
STARTDIR/module/submodule/config.py
I have another file:
STARDIR/utils/filesys/getAbsPath.py
Why does this line work, in config.py?
from ..utils.filesys import getAbsPath
It seems like .. refers to module, not STARTDIR. There isn’t any utils in module at all. In fact, doing
from .. import utils
yields
ImportError: cannot import name utils
This should work:
from ...utils.filesystem import getAbsPath
This is because:
from . import …imports fromSTARTDIR/module/submodule/from .. import …imports fromSTARTDIR/module/from ... import …imports fromSTARTDIR/