that should be __init__.py [TWO underscores]. and you might want to import sys and check sys.path [the list of directories searched by the import mechanism].
David Jackson wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm a real beginner with python but have what I think is a simple question. > I am writing some simple modules and would like to place them into a > subdirectory. But then I cannot seem to import them. I have tried the > following. > > I wrote a module called fibo.py with some definitions in it (one called > fibo). In the same directory, I wrote another file (test.py) and began with > import fibo. This worked fine and I was able to use the function fibo as > fibo.fibo. Then, I made a directory called test and placed the file fibo.py > in this directory. I also placed a blank file called _init_.py into this > directory. I went back to the original directory and tried to import > test.fibo but this fails. I get the following error message: > > Traceback (innermost last) > File "...test.py", line 1, in ? > import test.fibo > File "...test.py", line 1, in ? > import test.fibo > ImportError: No module named fibo > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. If it makes any difference, I'm > working on a Mac, OSX 10.3.9 > > Thanks, > David -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
