Getting `Top `level package` error when importing module in `python3`

Question

I am having directory structure as

-Practice
 -Connect
    -connect.py -> having function abc
    -__init__.py
 -Pytest
    -__init__.py
    -file.py

file.1 contents

from ..connect.connect import abc
abc()

Getting error as

ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

I can use import from parent directory as

from connect.connect import abc
abc()

This is working. Need to know why relative import is not working

As people suggested i have added init.py in Practice directory and still getting same error

@warvariuc: I added __init__.py in Practice directory and not working — Sumit, Feb 08 '20 at 10:08
See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6465549/import-paths-the-right-way I suspect that you are trying to run/import `file.py` being inside `Pytest` directory. — warvariuc, Feb 10 '20 at 07:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 08 '20 at 09:56

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You need an __init__.py inside the top level Practice folder, so Python knows that it's supposed to be a package in its own right, as opposed to a random folder that happens to contain two packages.

answered Feb 08 '20 at 09:56

Robin Zigmond

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I added __init__.py file in practice folder but still getting same results – Sumit Feb 08 '20 at 10:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '20 at 10:00

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You need an __init__.py in your Practice directory too. Otherwise, Pytest and Connect are separate toplevel packages and not sibling subpackages of the Practice package. Hence the error you're getting.

answered Feb 08 '20 at 10:00

d.j.yotta

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I added __init__.py file in practice folder but still getting same results – Sumit Feb 08 '20 at 10:04
is the Practice directory on the PYTHONPATH ? – d.j.yotta Feb 09 '20 at 06:02
No, Practice is not in PythonPath – Sumit Feb 09 '20 at 06:56

Getting `Top `level package` error when importing module in `python3`

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