How to import function from python file from one folder above?

Question

This is a follow up to "How to import a Python class that is in a directory above?", which gives how to import a file from the parent directory:

from .. import module

I to get a specific function from a file in the directory above.

This is my attempt: There is a file in the higher directory called topLevel.py which has a function called test_function.

from .. import topLevel
from topLevel import test_function

This is the error message:

ValueError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

Does this answer your question? [beyond top level package error in relative import](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30669474/beyond-top-level-package-error-in-relative-import) — AMC, Mar 20 '20 at 22:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 20 '20 at 21:41

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import sys 
sys.path.insert(0, "./../" )
from topLevel import test_function

test_function()

answered Mar 20 '20 at 21:41

sin tribu

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