Question

From main.py, I want to import a file from the backend folder

WebAppName/main.py
WebAppName/backend/handlers.py

How do I specify this as an import statement

I am aware that importing from the same folder is just import handlers

But this is a child directory, so how do I do this?

Answer 1

When you do an import, Python searchs for whatever you are importing in the directories listed in sys.path, which is a Python list. To make a module or other code source importable, simply append the path to the code source to sys.path:

sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.abspath('.'), 'backend'))

After that line, then do your import of handlers and it will work.

good luck,
Mike