Importing python modules from another directory

Question

I am trying to import files (python files) from another directory but it is not working as I have tried.

/pythonproject
.main.py
.__init__.py
 ->folder1
   ->.file1.py
   ->.file2.py
   ->.__init__.py
 ->folder2
   ->.functions.py
   ->.globals.py
   ->.__init__.py

I am trying to import functions.py inside of my file2.py.

I have tried

from functions import *
import functions

#file2.py
sys.path.insert(0, '/pythonproject')
import functions

Possible duplicate of [Importing files from different folder](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4383571/importing-files-from-different-folder) — SPYBUG96, Nov 05 '18 at 20:15
When you run just the code you have provided to us, what errors are you getting? Remember when you are importing and want to use one of the functions in the other file you need to use `functions.NameOfFunctionHere()` — SPYBUG96, Nov 05 '18 at 20:21
That was the issue. I imported only the function I needed and it worked. I also switched it to import * and it worked. Thank you. — Doritos, Nov 05 '18 at 20:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 05 '18 at 20:16

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I think your friend for this case is sys.path.append.

edited Nov 05 '18 at 20:16

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answered Nov 05 '18 at 20:15

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '18 at 20:30

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As discovered the problem is that you are importing the file, but when you went to use a function in the file you couldn't

One solution is:

import functions

functions.NameOfFunctionHere()

answered Nov 05 '18 at 20:30

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