Cannot import py with __init__.py

[faramon]

Hi,

I read about having __init__.py files because they are required to make Python treat the directories as containing packages.

I have my scripts in directory /home/pi/myPiConfig/ and that scripts are:
__init__.py - empty script
mypi_settings.py

Then I have another child directory /home/pi/myPiConfig/DHT11 with:
__init__.py - empty script
dht11_check.py

My problem is that if I open file dht11_check.py in python ide with code:
#!usr/bin/python
import mypi_settings as mysettings

and I get error:
ImportError: No module named mypi_settings

why? I have removed all pyc files and recompile with no success.

What have i missed? Have can I inport py script from parent directory?

Thanx,
Faramon

[scotty101]

Your import statement is wrong.

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from myPiConfig import mypi_settings as mysettings

See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1260 ... bdirectory

[faramon]

from myPiConfig import mypi_settings as mysettings

I do import your way and same error: No module named myPiConfig?!?! I read somewhere that pyc files must be deleted and i have deleted those files. But same error...

[scotty101]

Then you need to add the folder to your path.

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sys.path.append('/path/to/folder/to/import/from')

Problem is that your folder structure is this

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/home
    /pi
        myPiConfig
			__init__.py
			mypi_settings.py
			DHT11
				__init__.py
				dht11_check.py

Python's path when you run dht11_check.py will be the DHT11 folder which doesn't contain the mypi_settings.py file. You can import directly from child folders but since it is a parent folder, the best way seems to be to add that folder to your python path.

An even better solution would be to re-architect your project so that the top level python script is importing the dependencies from the child folders rather than having to look to the parent.

[faramon]

Thanx,

I will remove the scripts to parent folder, it is not problem.

Thanx,
Faramon