Peter Otten wrote: > Gnarlodious wrote: > >> On Nov 3, 2:51 am, Peter Otten wrote: >> >>> Slightly generalized: have the importing module print its __name__. >>> There has to be at least one dot in the name for >>> >>> from .. import whatever >>> >>> to succeed. >> >> Just spent about 3 hours trying every permutation I could think of, >> and searching Google for exactly how to do it, but all I get is: >> >> ValueError: Attempted relative import in non-package >> >> How do I import a module so that a dot will appear in its name? > > Make sure the no path in sys.path leads into a directory that contains an > __init__.py. In particular, ensure that you aren't invoking the python > interpreter from a working directory that contains an __init__.py and that > the main script is in a directory that doesn't contain an __init__.py. > > Peter
Here's a working example that you can use as a starting point: $ tree . |-- alpha | |-- __init__.py | |-- beta | | |-- __init__.py | | `-- one.py | `-- two.py `-- main.py 2 directories, 5 files $ cat main.py import alpha.beta.one $ cat alpha/beta/one.py from ..alpha import two $ cat alpha/two.py print "success!" $ python main.py success! Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
