How do I import a Python script from a sibling directory?
PythonImportPathPythonpathPython Problem Overview
Let's say I have the following directory structure:
parent_dir/
foo_dir/
foo.py
bar_dir/
bar.py
If I wanted to import bar.py from within foo.py, how would I do that?
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
If all occurring directories are Python packages, i.e. they all contain __init__.py, then you can use
from ..bar_dir import bar
If the directories aren't Python packages, you can do this by messing around with sys.path, but you shouldn't.
Solution 2 - Python
You can use the sys and os modules for generalized imports. In foo.py start with the lines
import sys
import os
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../bar_dir'))
import bar
Solution 3 - Python
Let's say if you have following structure:
root
|_ productconst.py
|_ products
|_ __init__.py
And if you would like to import productconst in products.__init__, then following can be used :
from ..productconst import *
Solution 4 - Python
If you're having issues in python 3+, the following worked for me using sys.path.append("..").
sys.path.append("..")
from bar_dir import bar