ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'src' in python

Question

I have the following folder structure:

src
 |_ __init__.py
    example.py
test
 |_ test.py

# __init__.py
class API:
    def something(self):
        print('folder src | file __init__')

# example.py
class Example:
    def doingSomething(self):
        print('folder src | file example')

# test.py
import src
from src.example import Example

class Test:
    def somethingElse(self):
        print('folder test | file test')

when I run the test.py file, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<my path>\test\test.py", line 1, in <module>
    import src
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'src'

If you are using PyCharm, check my answer to get it configured correctly: https://stackoverflow.com/a/76055855/1563072 — Zitoun, Apr 19 '23 at 14:45

abc · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-19T20:39:57.573

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Unless you import the example module in your src/__init__.py file, you need to specify the module name (i.e., example) within the package (i.e., src).

from src.example import Example

edited Dec 19 '20 at 20:39

answered Dec 19 '20 at 20:37

abc

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ok thanks, but I'm still getting the same error from the first line of test.py – Little Ball Dec 19 '20 at 20:39
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That means that the src package is not in your `PYTHONPATH` – abc Dec 19 '20 at 20:42
How do I put it in my PYTHONPATH? I'm using vscode – Little Ball Dec 19 '20 at 20:43
[This question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53653083/how-to-correctly-set-pythonpath-for-visual-studio-code) or [this one](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58570503/how-to-use-pythonpath-with-vscode-python-extension-for-debugging) might be useful. – abc Dec 19 '20 at 20:50
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try using the below import sys sys.path.append('../') – Mandar Autade Dec 19 '20 at 20:52
What should I add in my `.vscode/settings.json` file? I am on windows 10. The import sys didn't work and I can't find an answer on both links posted by @abc – Little Ball Dec 19 '20 at 21:02

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 16 '22 at 14:28

You don't actually need to include the "src" folder in your path. For example, if you're folder structure looks like this:

src
- app1
  - models1.py
  - views1.py
- app2
  - models2.py
  - views2.py

You can import models2.py into views2.py like this:

from .models2 import ClassName

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'src' in python

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