ImportError while loading conftest

[Akopov4]

Type: Bug

In my project I have a folder helpers. There is a python file db.py. There is a class called Database.
In the same level as folders helpers i have file conftest.py . In conftest I import Database class.
"from .helpers.db import DataBase" . There are no errors shown in the conftest.py file.
But when I run tests discovery, I get an error:

Test loading failed: Error: Process exited with code 4: ImportError while loading conftest '/home/akop/PythonProjects/playwright_qa_mamania/conftest.py'.
conftest.py:7: in <module>
    from .helpers.db import DataBase
E   ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

Error: Process exited with code 4: ImportError while loading conftest '/home/akop/PythonProjects/playwright_qa_mamania/conftest.py'.
conftest.py:7: in <module>
    from .helpers.db import DataBase
E   ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package

    at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/home/akop/.vscode/extensions/littlefoxteam.vscode-python-test-adapter-0.8.2/out/src/processRunner.js:27:32)
    at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:632:26)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:517:28)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:489:12)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1098:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:450:11)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:517:28)
    at Socket.emit (node:domain:489:12)
    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:350:12)

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