Import of another python function does not work

Question

I have the following directory structure:

and other Files that are not important. When I now try to import a function from DB_manager.py in gns_export.py, I get an error.

In gns_export.py: from new_structure.DB_Manager import *

Exception: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'new_structure'

Does this answer your question? [Relative imports for the billionth time](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14132789/relative-imports-for-the-billionth-time) — matszwecja, Jul 06 '23 at 11:20

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 06 '23 at 11:21

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Try the import with trailing dots:

answered Jul 06 '23 at 11:21

milchmannverleih

When I do this, I get the following error: ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package – Clemens Hodina Jul 06 '23 at 12:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '23 at 11:29

If you're just importing the module and not running the file directly then @milchmannverleih's answer would work.

If for some reason you're trying to run it directly, then you can do it in the following way.

import os
import sys

sys.path.append(os.pardir)
from new_structure.DB_Manager import *

You can add your parent directory in the sys.path of the program and it'd be able to find new_structure folder there.

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