🔒 can't import module in same directory

[torpid monolith]

As shown in both pictures, both modules are in the same folder yet it doesn't seem to work.

[upbeat igloo]

@torpid monolith

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[cerulean locust]

how do you run the file and does get_colors.py contain get_colors?

[torpid monolith]

hello, yes it does and the function is working just fine when i call it from jupyter nb

[cerulean locust]

OK so how did you run this?

oh hang on

So you probably just need to add __init__.py file in there

Leave it empty is fine

Put __init__.py in the logo_modules folder

[torpid monolith]

i'm not familiar with init thig but okay i'll try

this is driving me insane

didn't work either

i'll try creating folder for the get_colors file

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'colors'

didn't work either

[cerulean locust]

can you show the entire code that triggers this error?

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[torpid monolith]

you want the code of get_colors.py ?

[cerulean locust]

no

[cerulean locust]

This one ☝️

the one that triggered the error

[torpid monolith]

gotcha

[cerulean locust]

Like I can see that this is working clearly.

[torpid monolith]

but they are just bunch of files calling each other

[cerulean locust]

I guess what you could do is add . before the name

like from .get_colors import get_colors

[torpid monolith]

i tried, didn't work either

[cerulean locust]

different error?

[cerulean locust]

ah ok this helps

[torpid monolith]

yeah, it says some error about parent directory or smth

[cerulean locust]

so it seems that your calling the file from outside of the logo_modules

[cerulean locust]

so you probably need to change it to logo_modules.get_colors

[dusk iron]

with absolute imports, python searches through directories listed in sys.path to find the module you're importing, and that sys.path is shared across all files - that means if you can do from logo_modules.get_colors import get_colors from your repl, you can write the exact same import in get_logo_description.py as well

[torpid monolith]

now it works thank you ❤️

but i still don't get it as both files ar ein the same directory

[cerulean locust]

because it depends on where you are running the file from

if you tried from get_colors import get_colors outside of logo_modules folder, Python will try to look for get_colors.py outside of logo_modules

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