How to do a python relative import from a sibling package

Asked Jul 30 '21 at 00:38

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With this directory structure (this is a toy example, for brevity):

I have these simple modules:

When I try to run m.py, I get an error like

File "...\test\p2\two.py", line 1, in from ..p1 import one ImportError: attempted relative import beyond top-level package

What is the correct way to (relative) import module one into module two, when module one is in a package (p1) at the same level in the directory hierarchy as the package (p2) containing module two? I tried "from ..p1" since p1 is at the same dir level as p2, so "up 2 levels, down 1" fit my brain at first. I also tried "from .p1" and "from test.p1" but no joy.

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Change to `from .p1`. `..` goes outside `test` – Brian Destura Jul 30 '21 at 00:40
Please see the top-voted answer on the duplicate, not the accepted answer. – wim Jul 30 '21 at 00:41
@bdbd `from .p1` doesn't work since p1 is not under p2, it's in the same directory as p2 – user1443098 Aug 05 '21 at 17:44
Strange.. `from .p1` means *from the same directory where i am, use p1*. `..`goes up two levels – Brian Destura Aug 05 '21 at 23:32

How to do a python relative import from a sibling package

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