Import a file within the same package python

Question

I'm using Python 3.6

my file structure:

ACS-backend
    ACS
        -__init__.py
        -main.py
        -VCDN.py
    bin
    data
    docs
    venv
    weights
    -.gitignore
    -requirements.txt
    -setup.py

I'm trying to import VCDNN in my main.py with from ACS.VCDNN import VCDNN I have tried with just .VCDNN from VCDNN and just VCDNN from VCDNN the last one used to work before ive added the ACS folder.

To run it from cmd i simply do venv/Scripts/activate.bat to activate my current VENV and then just python main.py and the error I get is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 5, in <module>
    from ACS.VCDNN import VCDNN
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ACS'

Though when running from PyCharm i see that it executes:

C:\work\COMP1682\ACS-backend\venv\Scripts\python.exe C:/work/COMP1682/ACS-backend/ACS/main.py

which works fine, but when I run the exact same command from my CMD it still gives me the same error.

Try running as `python -m ACS` See more details here : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22241420/execution-of-python-code-with-m-option-or-not — user238607, Nov 18 '18 at 12:39
@user238607 'ACS' is a package and cannot be directly executed tried also python -m ACS.main.py no luck — Higeath, Nov 18 '18 at 12:55
@user238607 that seems to be passing but now it's complaining about me accessing a file from data directory (outside of ACS) by doing ../data/file.csv — Higeath, Nov 18 '18 at 13:03
Since your working directory is the same as the one which contains both ACS and data directory. You need to remove the initial ".." from the location. Use `data/file.csv` — user238607, Nov 18 '18 at 13:05

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '18 at 13:03

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Try from .VCDN import VCDNN, that would be correct relative import.

answered Nov 18 '18 at 13:03

Mikhail Beliansky

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