Import a module from a relative path

Asked 2008-11-10T21:28:48.060

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How do I import a Python module given its relative path?

For example, if dirFoo contains Foo.py and dirBar, and dirBar contains Bar.py, how do I import Bar.py into Foo.py?

Here's a visual representation:

dirFoo\
    Foo.py
    dirBar\
        Bar.py

Foo wishes to include Bar, but restructuring the folder hierarchy is not an option.

python relative-path python-import

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import os
import sys
lib_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(__file__, '..', '..', '..', 'lib'))
sys.path.append(lib_path)

import mymodule

answered 2010-11-26T10:21:28.800

from .dirBar import Bar

instead of:

from dirBar import Bar

just in case there could be another dirBar installed and confuse a foo.py reader.

answered 2011-08-31T20:02:15.783