Import file from parent directory when using PyTest?

Question

I am using PyTest, but it can't seem to run my import statements.

My directory structures is like this:

-[app]
   -script1.py
-[tests]
   -test1.py

My test1.py file includes this line:

from script1 import my_func

and I get an error like ModuleNotFoundError: No module named script1 when I run pytest from the command line.

I tried adding this statement to cd the directory above but it didn't work:

import os
os.chdir('..')

does this help? https://stackoverflow.com/q/26804421/5986907 — joel, Sep 26 '18 at 13:58
`PYTHONPATH=app/ pytest tests/test1.py` should work, or (if using Python 3) add an empty `conftest.py` file in the project root (along the dirs `app` and `tests`) and change the import to `from app.script1 import my_func`; `app` is then treated as an implicit namespace package. — hoefling, Sep 26 '18 at 14:37

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 26 '18 at 14:01

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Like you specified. script1.py module is in [app] So it should be

from app.script1 import my_func

or if you want to import all functions from script.py

import app.script1

and just call any function

script1.anyfunction()

answered Sep 26 '18 at 14:01

arun_munagala

Sorry, to clarify - [app] is a folder, not a file – max Sep 26 '18 at 14:11
Try this:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4383571/importing-files-from-different-folder – arun_munagala Sep 26 '18 at 14:17

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