How to import python module from a different directory into jupyter notebook

Asked Oct 05 '20 at 07:21

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I have a project which is structured as below:

/project
    /src
        __init__.py
        my_module.py
    /notebooks
        my_notebook.ipynb

I wanted to import my_module.py in my_notebook.ipynb, so I first tried import src.my_module getting ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'src' and from ..src import my_module getting ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package. From several similar topics I found that adding /project location to SYSPATH would be a quick hack and it works indeed:

import sys
sys.path.insert(1, '/project')
from src import my_module

However, interfering with SYSPATH seems to be a nasty way and I wonder - does a safer/cleaner solution exists. Also, I don't quite get why from ..src import my_module doesn't work in the first place?

edited Oct 05 '20 at 18:04

asked Oct 05 '20 at 07:21

jakes

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Try adding an __init__ file to the main folder then try `from .src.my_module import translate` – Ekure Edem Oct 05 '20 at 07:42
It didn't help... – jakes Oct 05 '20 at 18:05
I think you can solve your doubts here [Importing modules from parent folder](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/714063/importing-modules-from-parent-folder) – gianoseduto Oct 05 '20 at 18:15

How to import python module from a different directory into jupyter notebook

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