ModuleNotFoundError error with installed package in PyCharm

Question

I'm trying to create my first package using the format from the python tutorial and am getting ModuleNotFoundError when trying to run unittests from the tests subfolder in PyCharm, but can run the same test fine through IDLE.

As per the tutorial this is the general folder structure

packaging_tutorial

── LICENSE

── README.md

── example_pkg

└── __init__.py

── setup.py

── tests

└── example_test.py

Initially I couldn't get the test to run at all on either IDLE or PyCharm. After using pip to install the package through Command Prompt I've been able to run the tests through IDLE. However when trying to run them in PyCharm, I'm getting ModuleNotFound.

I've tried using the suggestions from this previous question of Invalidate Cache/Restart, I've checked Project Interpreter & the confirmed the package is listed, I've tried doing pip install of the package in the PyCharm terminal.

I'd imagine this is a relatively straightforward fix. This is my first project using PyCharm, and I'm guessing there was/is some preliminary stuff that I could/should have done that would avoid this issue.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 01 '21 at 23:40

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You need to add an empty __init__.py file in your tests folder to allow the test platform to successfully discover modules in outer directories.

answered Jan 01 '21 at 23:40

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adding \_\_init\_\_.py to the tests folder didn't fix the issue. This seems a problem with my Pycharm setup as I've been able to run the test without issue in IDLE – kevin_insert_somethin_fun_here Jan 01 '21 at 23:44
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Having a sample of the content of your test module and the full error trace would help in understanding it better – abc Jan 01 '21 at 23:53
I have simplified the sample test to a single line of {import example_pkg} and am getting > ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "example_test" – kevin_insert_somethin_fun_here Jan 02 '21 at 00:38
I don't see any module called `example_test` in your project tree. – abc Jan 02 '21 at 02:40
sorry that was typo on my part, have updated the project tree – kevin_insert_somethin_fun_here Jan 02 '21 at 03:42

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 22 '22 at 13:35

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After some mucking about on the Pycharm and the Pycharm forum, I think I've come up with a solution. Right-clicking the file name and selecting "Modify Run Configuration", and reselecting the file path seems to have done the trick. I'm guessing that because I moved the files from the folder they were created to a different one, that Pycharm was trying to maintain the original link.

edited Sep 22 '22 at 13:35

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answered Jan 02 '21 at 12:52

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ModuleNotFoundError error with installed package in PyCharm

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