Self referencing

[Neoathenian]

Hello, I downloaded the project (no installation) as I wanted to edit it for the bounties.

As soon as I tried to compile it gave me an error like this:
Code: from llm_vm.utils.keys import *
Error: No module named 'llm_vm'

If I had installed it there´s no doubt it would´ve worked. However, when doing imports from the same project I think the usual way to navigate through folders is using dots, like:
from ...utils.tools import *

Is there another way to go about this?

[ajn2004]

@cartazio can better answer this probably, but I think the issue you're running into is because we're not using relative imports for this project. From what we've seen absolute imports are recommended over relative unless the path length is prohibitive.

If you're trying to avoid a static build from hiding your changes, you can use an editable flag to have your changes reflected without constantly reinstalling the build.

> pip install --editable .

should do the trick for you, if everything I've said is on point. Let me know how if this helps.

[cartazio]

Yes, as Andrew says, to run the code in developer mode do pip install —editable . for an inplace, this ensures that code works in the same way weather as a developer or user

[cartazio]

The reason for absolute paths is that it makes the code more robust under refactoring or changes in how it’s organized

[cartazio]

closed as resolved