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Jonathan
Jonathan

Reputation: 3534

Python Path Override

I have a directory structure like this:

PYTHONPATHDIR
    App1
        someModule.py
        utils.py  
    utils
        hasClassIWantToImport.py

And I want someModule to import something from utils.hasClassIWantToImport. When I call:

from utils.hasClassIWantToImport import ClassIWant

it cannot resolve "hasClassIWantToImport" because it thinks I'm talking about the utils.py in the current directory.

How do I get around this? I know I can rename one of the "utils" but would rather not...

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3982

Answers (2)

Nathan
Nathan

Reputation: 4937

There isn't any way that you are going to be able to maintain access to both PYTHONPATHDIR/utils and PYTHONPATHDIR/App1/utils.py simultaneously without referring to one of them relative to something else.

If you modify your path so that PYTHONPATHDIR is at the head of the list, then you can import utils.hasClassIWantToImport but you will lose access to utils.py.

About the best you can do is make App1 a package by placing a __init__.py file into it and munge your path like @Gryphius suggested (i.e. put /path/to/utils at the head of sys.path). When you want access to utils.hasClassIWantToImport, you

from utils.hasClassIWantToImport import ClassIWant

To import files relative to utils.py, you will then

from App1.utils import ClassIWantFromApp1

However, this is a horrible hack just to avoid renaming utils.py. I recommend saving yourself the long-term headache of path manipulation and just rename that file.

Upvotes: 1

Gryphius
Gryphius

Reputation: 78976

not sure if I have understood your directory setup correctly, but you could try:

import sys
sys.path.insert(0,'/path/to/utils')
from hasClassIwantToImport import ClassIWant

Upvotes: 1

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