Using another's python code as a folder inside my folder and using files from both

Question

I have the following code structure in python:

Application
├── app
│   ├── data/
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── utils.py
│   └── main.py
├── utils2/
│   └── utils2.py
└── main2.py

I downloaded the code in the folder app/ from github, so when we run the file main.py, the data is imported in the utils.py file as :

from data import *

Now when I need to run main2.py, I need to access the functions in utils.py, and also the files in folder data, so for that I need to import the data in utils.py as

from app.data import *

This is creating a problem when running main.py and main2.py What is the correct way of importing and using the folders and files so that only one import statement works for both scenarios?

I am using python 3.9

Jeet Sensarma · Accepted Answer · 2024-10-21 14:27:55Z

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The answer is to use absolute imports in the utils.py file as:

from app.data import *

Then to run main2.py, we need to use:

python main2.py

while being inside the app folder.

and to run main.py, we need to use:

python -m app.main

this way we can run both files without conflicts.

answered Oct 21, 2024 at 14:27

Jeet Sensarma

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