How to include class from another file(in another folder) - python

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I have a python file in the location 'lib/lib_add_participant.py'.And I declared a class in the file.

Now I want to call the class functions from the file call_participant.py.

I tried this code from lib/lib_add_participant.py import LibAddParticipant

Its not worked.Please correct me(I am coming from Ruby).

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:26:51Z

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If your file structure is as follows:

myproject/
    __init__.py
    call_participant.py
    lib/
        __init__.py
        lib_add_participant.py

In this case, your __init__.py files can be empty, if you like (or they can define any number of things - see this fine answer from Alex Martelli for more details.

then you can add it by using

from .lib.lib_add_participant import LibAddParticipant

However, if call_participant.py is your end script, then this tactic will not work, because you "can't do a relative import in a non-package", as the interpreter will tell you. In that case, your best bet (in my opinion, at least) is to make lib into a package in your python path (either in your site-packages directory, or in a path referred to by your pythonpath environment variable).

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Jacek Konieczny Over a year ago

A mistake: there should be __init__.py instead of __init.py

Nate Over a year ago

Oops! Good catch - tath's waht I get for tpynig too fsat.

shajin Over a year ago

I didn't created init.py file.Now please let me know what all are the contents inside it.I searched google and didn't get anything.

unutbu · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-20 19:08:27Z

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Assuming lib is in a directory listed in your PYTHONPATH, try

from lib.lib_add_participant import LibAddParticipant

edited Jul 20, 2011 at 19:08

answered Jul 20, 2011 at 19:00

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Jacek Konieczny Over a year ago

If lib is listed in $PYTHONPATH it would be: lib_add_participant import LibAddParticipant. If lib is in one of directories listed in $PYTHONPATH then your code will work, but only if there is an __init__.py file there too.

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