Python: Import file in grandparent directory
directory, import, init, module, python
Solution
package/
__init__.py
scripts/
web/
__init__.py
script1.py
tests/
__init__.py
script2.py
common/
__init__.py
utils.py
I've added a bunch of empty `__init__.py` files to your package. Now you have 2 choices, you can use an absolute import:
from package.common import utils
or equivalently:
import package.common.utils as utils
The downside here is that `package` must somehow be on `PYTHONPATH`. The other option is to use relative imports:
from ....common import utils
I would generally discourage this approach... It just gets too hard to tell where things are coming from (is that 4 periods or 6?).
Problem
Hierarchy: ``` scripts/ web/ script1.py tests/ script2.py common/ utils.py ``` How would I import utils in script1 and script2, and still be able to run those scripts seperately (i.e., `python script1.py`). Where would I place the `__init__.py` files, and is that the correct way to go about this? Thank you!