importing from subdirectories in Python

Question

I am new to Python and I am confused in importing files from subdirectories. My filesystem structure is as follows:

/doc/a/main.py

      /second.py

/doc/b/prog.py

Now I want to import main and second in prog.py. Can anyone suggest me a method to do so?

Sven Marnach · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-03 11:40:37Z

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import sys
sys.path.append("../a")
import main, second

and then call prog.py while in directory b.

answered Mar 3, 2011 at 11:40

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Bryan Oakley · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-03 11:49:41Z

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First you should learn what a proper Python package makes: it needs to contain a file named __init__.py

The search path of Python can be configured either by modifying sys.path or setting the $PYTHONPATH environment variable.

See also

or google for "python import pythonpath"

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answered Mar 3, 2011 at 11:45

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