Python import from Library
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Hi @Erlebacher
,To clarify, is this what your library structure looks like?
If so, you can import the libraries using the following code:
# /python/rankfm_ge/codeA.py from . import codeB def some_function(): # Do stuff with codeB codeB.foo()
# Notebook from rankfm_ge import codeA # Do stuff with codeA codeA.some_function()
`from . import codeB` is a relative import. For more information, see Package Relative Imports.
Thanks,
Zach
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Thank you! I have adopted your solution.
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HI @ZachM
,Your solution worked on Dataiku, but not in my terminal on my mac. With the configuration you give above, the statement in codeA.py:
from . import codeB
works in Dataiku, but not in the terminal. In the terminal, there "from ." is not necessary. This seems contrary to what I have read in several documents online. I am seeking a solution that works in both cases, if possible. Thanks for any insight.
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Hi @Erlebacher
,The library works for me if I import it from outside of DSS. Here's how I'm running it:
$ ls -R . .: rankfm_ge ./rankfm_ge: __init__.py __pycache__ codeA.py codeB.py ./rankfm_ge/__pycache__: __init__.cpython-310.pyc codeA.cpython-310.pyc codeB.cpython-310.pyc $ python Python 3.10.6 (main, Sep 8 2022, 18:07:02) [Clang 13.1.6 (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)] on darwin Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> from rankfm_ge import codeA >>> codeA.some_function() hello, world >>>
codeA.py is the same as in my previous post. It contains the relative import.
Could you show me how you're running it from the terminal?
Thanks, Zach
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Are you invoking python from inside the rankfm_ge folder? Recall that both codeA and codeB are in this folder and codeA is importing codeB.
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I'm running Python from the parent directory of rankfm_ge.
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That is why it worked. In my case, both files are in the same folder.
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Are you trying to run a file in the package directly? Files in packages (a directory that contains __init__.py) are meant to be imported, not run directly.
If you want to run the package directly, you can add a __main__.py file to the package directory (rankfm_ge), and then run it using the following command:
# Must be run from the parent dir of rankfm_ge python -m rankfm_ge
This will execute the __main__.py file. The file can look like this:
# rankfm_ge/__main__.py from . import codeA # Do stuff with codeA codeA.some_function()
If you want to be able to run/import the module without being in the parent directory, you can add the parent directory of rankfm_ge to the PYTHONPATH (this is what DSS does), or you can package the project so that you can install it (see below docs).
Reference docs:
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No, I am not running code manually. Here is a link to an example structure on my laptop that works. So now I do not understand the problem when I execute my downloaded Dataiku project on my laptop. Must investigate further.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1riz5eMr7rc1fPuqfubqBajND15cFd7Fv/view?usp=sharing -
I'm sorry, but I'm still not getting my notebooks to import any custom code.
I have these files in my 'Library Editor':
lib/python/__init__.py lib/python/src/__init__.py lib/python/src/config.py
When I try to import from config.py in a notebook, I get the error 'No module named 'src',.
Here's the code I try to run:from src import config
Please, any tips? -
Turribeach Dataiku DSS Core Designer, Neuron, Dataiku DSS Adv Designer, Registered, Neuron 2023 Posts: 1,876 Neuron
Hi. This thread is from 2022 has already been marked as solved. Please start a new thread. Thanks