Parent Import

Unfortunately, importing from parent directory is problematic in Python.

This package makes it easier to import from parent directory.

Install

pip install parent_import

Example Usage:

file structure:

project_name/
    dir1/
        importer.py
    dir2/
        dir3/
            module_to_import.py

module_to_import.py:

print("Module Imported")
def method1():
    print("Hello World")

importer.py:

from parent_import import parentdir

module = parentdir.dir2.dir3.module_to_import
# Output: "Module Imported"

module.method1()
# Output: "Hello World"

Note: Accesing parent of parent is also possible as follows:

from parent_import import parentdir

module = parentdir.parentdir.another_dir.module_to_import

Another Usage - Import From Parent Directory:

from parent_import import add_ancestor_dir_to_path

add_ancestor_dir_to_path(level=1)

import dir2.dir3.module_to_import

Another Usage - Import From Parent of Parent Directory:

from parent_import import add_ancestor_dir_to_path

add_ancestor_dir_to_path(level=2)

import another_dir.module_to_import

TODO

• Get rid of sys.path.insert(0, self.dir_path) statements in order to speed up module search. (possible?)
• Override or extend import statement to use the Pythonic syntax for importing from parent directory. (possible?)