How to import a module in Python with importlib.import_module
I’m trying to use importlib.import_module in Python 2.7.2 and run into the strange error.
I’m trying to use importlib.import_module in Python 2.7.2 and run into the strange error.
I have gone through many Python relative import questions but I can’t understand the issue/get it to work.
I have some data that looks like this:
As far as I understand, a python module is never imported twice, i.e. the code in the module only gets executed the first time it is imported. Subsequent import statements just add the module to the scope of the import.
My Python library just changed it’s main module name from foo.bar to foobar. For backward compat, foo.bar still exists, but importing it raises a few warnings. Now, it seems some example program still imports from the old module, but not directly.
How do I import a module(python file) that resides in the parent directory?
Should I use
I am learning Python and am still a beginner, although I have been studying it for about a year now. I am trying to write a module of functions which is called within a main module. Each of the functions in the called module needs the math module to run. I am wondering if there is a way to do this without importing the math module inside the called module. Here is what I have:
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