How can I import modules from other folders?

Question

I have the following folder structure in my project:

program
|-bin
   |-module1
      |-check.py
   |-module2
   |-module3
   |-functions.py
|-main.py

I am trying to get the modules located in bin/functions.py from bin/module1/check.py with this line:

from bin.functions import X

But for some reason the IDE tells me that it is fine but when I run the check.py it shows me the following error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'bin'

You might need to create a file `bin/__init__.py`. It can be empty. — jkr, Apr 22 '21 at 14:11

Amit Nanaware · Answer 1 · 2021-04-22T14:48:34.947

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first thing you have to add blank __init__.py file in all folders.

Second thing you have to add path of program folder in sys.path

use below lines before import:

import os
import sys
path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../")
sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(path))'

edited Apr 22 '21 at 14:48

answered Apr 22 '21 at 14:24

Amit Nanaware

Thanks! But the first step doesn't really do anything because if I don't create the files it works anyway – Kevimuxx69 Apr 23 '21 at 07:16

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