Python error - “ImportError: No module named”

Question

First of all this is what my directory looks like:

.:
ref.py   main.py   utility

./utility:
file_manip.py

When I execute main.py I get this error:

>>> python main.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 1, in <module>
    import utility.file_manip as fm
ImportError: No module named utility.file_manip

I cannot for the life of me get to the bottom of this. Clearly utility.file_manip exists...

Answer 1

You need a blank __init__.py file in your utility directory in order for Python to see it as a package. See the tutorial .