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Asked: 2026-05-28T03:49:51+00:00

Suppose I have the following (project1 is on python path): /project1/utils/utils.py def cool_function(): print

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Suppose I have the following (project1 is on python path):

/project1/utils/utils.py
    def cool_function():
        print "cool"

/project1/backup/utils.py
    from utils.utils import cool_function

This throws “ImportError: No module named utils”.

I assume this is because it is searching for utils.cool_function in backup.utils. Is there a rather than renaming the utils package? I think my naming convention makes sense, and is natural, so I’m reluctant to changing it. If that however is preferred and standard practice, I will rename it!

Thanks!

EDIT: I am using Python 2.7

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  1. Editorial Team

    If project1 is a package (parent dir is on sys.path and has an __init__.py), you can do from project1.utils.utils import cool_function. See also PEP328, which is new in python 2.5. If you’re using 2.5 or later, from ..utils.utils import cool_function may also work.

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