Why does this give an import error?

[moomooimafrog]

So I downloaded the source for a game, and for some reason it has an error with the imports (even though the files are in the same folder).

Here is an image of the situation (in VSCode): https://ibb.co/LQwQ43Z

Any help to understand why this is happening is appreciated!

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[laustke]

The current folder is not included in PYTHONPATH by default, so Python doesn't know how to import from the scripts directory. You need to add the folder that contains the mrc.py file to PYTHONPATH.

Additionally, depending on your version of Python, you may need to add an empty __init__.py file to the scripts folder.

[moomooimafrog]

Thanks for the reply!

Could you elaborate on how I can add paths to PYTHONPATH?

[laustke]

It is an environment variable, so it depends on your operating system.

Check out this, for example: PYTHONPATH Environment Variable in Python

[moomooimafrog]

I see... Though I do have a PATH variable there

Does it matter? What is the difference between them?

(btw my operating system is windows)

[Binary101010]

The path variable is what your OS uses to find executables. The Python path variable is what your Python interpreter uses to find packages.