Sometimes, we want to import modules from parent folder with Python.
In this article, we’ll look at how to import modules from parent folder with Python.
How to import modules from parent folder with Python?
To import modules from parent folder with Python, we register the module’s folder with sys.path.insrt.
Then we can import the module.
For instance, we write
import os
import sys
import inspect
currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
parentdir = os.path.dirname(currentdir)
sys.path.insert(0, parentdir)
import mymodule
to call os.path.dirname with os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())) to get the path of the current file’s directory.
And then we get the parent’s path with os.path.dirname(currentdir).
Then we register the parent’s path with sys.path.insert(0, parentdir) .
Finally we import the module in parentdir with
import mymodule
Conclusion
To import modules from parent folder with Python, we register the module’s folder with sys.path.insrt.
Then we can import the module.