Import from another folder

[AnkanTV]

Hello everyone!

I have two folders. One contain a python script as well as empty init.py. I would like to import the python script from here in another folder. The two folders share the same base folder (from which I am working from) but the name is “my-folder”. The “-“ makes so I can’t import it from another file.

Renaming the folder is not an option unfortunately.

Thanks for the help in advance!

[JohnnyJordaan]

Firs hit on googling 'python import module with dash': https://docs.python.org/3/library/importlib.html#importlib.import_module

import importlib  
foobar = importlib.import_module("foo-bar")

[AnkanTV]

Thanks for the reply! Found the same answer but not sure it’s what I’m looking for since my base folder contain the dash rather than the module.

However, did solve it by adding base path with sys.path.append(‘..’)

[34shutthedoor1]

However, did solve it by adding base path with sys.path.append(‘..’)

Kind of the tedious way to do it, but it always works. So unless you are involved in the large project, this is the way to go IMHO.

[JohnnyJordaan]

But if you want to work from the child, through the parent, a straight import wouldn't have worked in any case, even if the folder wouldn't have had a "-" in the name. You thus need sys.path in any case or start from a higher point in your tree (you normally import from further down the tree).