How to import a module in Python with importlib import module

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I m trying to use importlib import module in Python 2 7 2 and run into the strange error   Consider the following dir structure        a             -   init   py       - b                     -   init   py           - c py   a b   init   py has the following code        import importlib      mod   importlib import module  c      In real code  c has a name     Trying to import a b  yields the following error            import a b     Traceback  most recent call last         File     line 1  in        File  a b   init   py   line 3  in          mod   importlib import module  c         File   opt Python-2 7 2 lib python2 7 importlib   init   py   line 37  in   import module           import   name      ImportError  No module named c   What am I missing   Thanks

User · Answer

I think it s better to use importlib import module   c     name    since you don t need to know about a and b   I m also wondering that  if you have to use importlib import module  a b c    why not just use import a b c

User · Answer

For relative imports you have to    a  use relative name  b  provide anchor explicitly  importlib import module   c    a b      Of course  you could also just do absolute import instead   importlib import module  a b c

User · Answer

And don t forget to create a   init   py with each folder subfolder  even if they are empty

[python] How to import a module in Python with importlib.import_module

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