I made a module and moved it to /root/Downloads/Python-3.5.2/Lib/site-packages
.
When I run bash command python3
in this folder to start the ide and import the module it works. However if I run python3
in any other directory (eg /root/Documents/Python
) it says
ImportError: No module named 'exampleModule'
I was under the impression that Python would automatically search for modules in site-packages
regardless of the directory. How can I fix it so that it will work regardless of where I am?
Instead of moving the module I would suggest you add the location of the module to the PYTHONPATH
environment variable. If this is set then the python interpreter will know where to look for your module.
eg on Linux
export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:<insert module location here>
There is two ways to make python find your module:
PYTHONPATH
as suggested by bmat import sys sys.insert(0, '/root/Downloads/Python-3.5.2/Lib/site-packages')
Instead of moving the module I would suggest you add the location of the module to the PYTHONPATH environment variable. If this is set then the python interpreter will know where to look for your module.
eg on Linux
export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:
The technical post webpages of this site follow the CC BY-SA 4.0 protocol. If you need to reprint, please indicate the site URL or the original address.Any question please contact:yoyou2525@163.com.