Path exists in sys.path but still gives module not found error in Python

Question

So, I print the sys.path in the python terminal inside the working python project directory, and find the directory there. I've also put in a __init__.py in the directory, too.

But when I do a import directoryname , I get a module not found error.

Where can I possibly be going wrong?

Ok, I found the problem. It is giving a no such directory error when I check the $PYTHONPATH.

This is my PythonPath

export PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages:/home/python/softwares/orade

Answer 1

I assume that you are trying to import the orade module. PYTHONPATH represents the path to the directory that contains python modules, not the collection of paths to the modules.

So you should put the parent directory of your module in the PYTHONPATH . If the path to your module is /home/python/softwares/orade , you should put /home/python/softwares in your PYTHONPATH :

export PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages:/home/python/softwares

And then you should be able to do:

>>> import orade

If the orade directory contains a __init__.py file.