Peter Otten wrote: > 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!
Hmm, now I'm puzzled myself. > $ cat alpha/beta/one.py > from ..alpha import two That line should have been from .. import two For some reason (bug?) it seems to work with and without the extra alpha. Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
