How to import a module from outside the directory?

Question

How do I access the module that is outside the directory? for example, I want to access a function from xyz.py inside abc.py which is inside folder X:

- Project/
   -> X -|
         |-> abc.py
         |-> lmn.py

   -> xyz.py

Just writing from xyz import func or from Project.xyz import func inside abc.py doesn't work. I have also referred to few other solutions and tried to set the path using system, but even that doesn't work:

import sys
sys.path.insert(0,'path/to/Project')
from xyz import func

Colfin

then your folders path is wrong – Bakery

all the options you provided above are working – Bakery

Somehow it says, module xyz not found in all the cases – Colfin

the path you provided in this question is the path you used in your project? – Bakery

No, that is not the path I used in my project. It should have worked in the 1st case atleast ``` from xyz import func``` but even that is not working – Colfin

then show me the real path of your project, maybe you miss spelled something and thats why it doesnt found' – Bakery

its /home/Project – Colfin

i meant all the inside components, the real tree of project. – Bakery

/home/Project contains xyz.py and folder x, this folder x, further contains abc.py and lmn.py. So I want to use function func from xyz.py inside abc.py. – Colfin

Answer 1

What version of python are you using?

If you're using an older version you may need to add a __init__.py file at the Project/ level like so

- Project/
   -> __init__.py 
   -> X -|
         |-> abc.py
         |-> lmn.py

   -> xyz.py

Python 3.3+ should have implicit namespace packages, but before that you'll need to add the init file to import it and treat it like a module.

Hackett

I am using python 3.8 – Colfin

Answer 2

Try the following:

import sys
sys.path.append("..")
from ..xyz import func

Pedi