Python Imports From The Directory Above

directory, import, python, python-2.7

Solution

import sys
sys.path.append('/your/dir/goes/here')
from base import foo

Something like that should permit you to import stuff from any directory of your choosing.

Problem

I have a directory structure for my python application where in the main folder I have a folder called handlers and in that file I have a base.py that all handlers should inherit from . I also have a folder called users that contains all the handlers relating to users. ``` \main \handlers base.py __init__.py \users __init__.py authenticated.py logout.py ``` My issue is I can't import the base in any file in the users folder but can import from the users folder. I know that I have to do something like bellow ``` from ..handlers import * ``` But that does not work for some reason all I am trying to do is import base.py into files in the users directory and other directorys I add at a later date.

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