Importing a module from elsewhere in directory

Question

I have seen many attempts at answering this, but none have successfully aided in all instances for me. My directory looks like the following:

folder1
   -file1.py
   -folder2
      -file2.py

I have attempted the following from many SO answers, in file2.py :

import sys
sys.path.insert(1, '.../folder1/file1.py')
from file1 import funx

This worked when file2 was above file1 in the hierarchy or if they are in the same folder, but with the above hierarchy I get a ModuleNotFoundError .

Any help in resolving this would be very useful? I am mostly interested to see if there is a way to have the module be in a place where it can be called just like other python modules ( sklearn , pandas , etc.) regardless of location in my directory. Thanks!

Answer 1

If you want to create a module for global access-- In console--

$python

$python
>>> import sys
>>> print(sys.path) 

The output may look like -

C:\\\\Python27\\\\lib\\\\site-packages -- in Windows

or

/usr/bin/python2.7/site-packages -- in mac

Copy the file you want to have global access to this location.

In your program you can import file directly like---

from file1 import funx