Problems with import of modules

[Ilias Lazaridis]

I am within a directory

\doc\template\

I launch script.py

within this script.py, I like to import a module from the doc directory.

this here does not work:

form ..\..\module_name import this_one

how do I go back in the directory hierarchy to import something?

If this is not possible:

How can I modify the python search-path from within the script, thus it
contains the doc directory?

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[Farshid Lashkari]

How can I modify the python search-path from within the script, thus it

contains the doc directory?

Hi,

The sys.path variable is a list of strings that contains the current
module search path. You can add your own path to this list:

import sys
sys.path.append('../')

-Farshid

 

[Carl J. Van Arsdall]

I am within a directory

\doc\template\

I launch script.py

within this script.py, I like to import a module from the doc directory.

this here does not work:

form ..\..\module_name import this_one

Well, if you are in linux you can do this easily by changing your
PYTHONPATH environment variable, either by changing it explicitely or by
editing it in your .rc files to append the /doc directory.

Although I don't know specifically where this variable might be if you
are using windows, in either case(windows or linux), you can alter this
from python using sys.path

import sys
sys.path.append("/doc")

Hope that helps,

-carl

how do I go back in the directory hierarchy to import something?

If this is not possible:

How can I modify the python search-path from within the script, thus it
contains the doc directory?

.

--

Carl J. Van Arsdall
(e-mail address removed)
Build and Release
MontaVista Software

 

[Ilias Lazaridis]

the sys.path.append has done the work.

thanks.

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