Question

newbie Python question, 2.7.2 on Windows XP

I saved a one-line hello.py file [print “hello there”] in the current directory.

At the command prompt I use import to run the command

 >>> import hello
 hello there

ok – that’s fine.

But what do you type if hello.py were in a subfolder of the current directory called “tempFolder”?

Answer 1

Assuming this is your directory structure:

currentdir
    /tempFolder
        hello.py

Short Answer:

You should have a __init__.py in your directory of import.
So it should look like:

currentdir
    /tempFolder
        __init__.py
        hello.py

Note: the __init__.py could be blank. There is no harm in that.

Check the official documentation for more information on this