ImportError: cannot import module - python

The package looks like this:
main.py
HTTPQuery.py
SmartDownload.py
in main.py I run from SmartDownload import DownloadFile.
in Smartdownload.py I run from HTTPQuery import Is_ServerSupportHTTPRange
in HTTPQuery I run from SmartDownload import DownloadFile
It seems that I get stuck in a loop, because this is the error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Scripts\mp3grabber\main.py", line 13, in <module>
import HTTPQuery
File "C:\Scripts\mp3grabber\HTTPQuery.py", line 6, in <module>
from SmartDownload import DownloadFile
File "C:\Scripts\mp3grabber\SmartDownload.py", line 3, in <module>
from HTTPQuery import Is_ServerSupportHTTPRange
ImportError: cannot import name Is_ServerSupportHTTPRange
But I must import second file's functions into the third file and vice-versa.
What can I do?

As you suggest, there is a circular dependency between HTTPQuery and SmartDownload. The easy fix is to move the import into the functions that require it, e.g.
# SmartDownload.py
def download(url):
from HTTPQuery import Is_ServerSupportHTTPRange
...
A better solution might be to reorganize your modules. If there is no reasonable way to remove HTTPQuery's dependence on SmartDownload or vice versa, consider merging them into one module.

Your best option is to re-organize the dependencies so you don't have this circular import problem. Barring that, you may be able to simply move the line from SmartDownload import DownloadFile to the bottom of your HTTPQuery.py file to break the loop.
There's a bit of discussion on circular imports here.

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Find cause of circular import error Python

I get a circular import error:
Exception has occurred: ImportError
cannot import name 'MyTree' from partially initialized module 'user_interface.dragdrop.mytree' (most likely due to a circular import) (c:\Users\xx\Desktop\xx\xx\MyProject\user_interface\dragdrop\mytree.py)
File "C:\Users\xx\Desktop\xx\xx\MyProject\user_interface\dragdrop\test.py", line 7, in <module>
from user_interface.dragdrop.mytree import MyTree
File "C:\Users\xx\Desktop\xx\xx\MyProject\user_interface\dragdrop\mouse.py", line 4, in <module>
from user_interface.dragdrop.test import TreeItem
File "C:\Users\xx\Desktop\xx\xx\MyProject\user_interface\dragdrop\mytree.py", line 5, in <module>
from user_interface.dragdrop.mouse import Mouse
File "C:\Users\xx\Desktop\xx\xx\MyProject\user_interface\dragdrop\test.py", line 7, in <module>
from user_interface.dragdrop.mytree import MyTree
I have tried to trace back the circular problem by following all the imports, in the order of execution, so starting with the main file. This is described below:
test.py (main file) imports:
from user_interface.dragdrop.mytree import MyTree
mytree.py file imports :
from user_interface.dragdrop.hoverevent import HoverEvent
from user_interface.dragdrop.mouse import Mouse
hoverevent.py imports nothing
mouse.py imports:
from user_interface.dragdrop.eventmanager import EventManager
from user_interface.dragdrop.hoverevent import HoverEvent
from user_interface.dragdrop.singleton import Singleton
from user_interface.dragdrop.test import TreeItem
eventmanager.py imports nothing
singleton.py imports nothing
treeitem.py imports nothing
I cannot match my analysis with the error message. In fact, the error message doesn't make much sense to me at all. It seems to indicate that after importing Mouse, test.py (the main file) is imported again. But this is not the case.
Could you please help my find out what is wrong here? Many thanks in advance.
Edit: never mind. I found it.
Never mind, I found it.
from user_interface.dragdrop.test import TreeItem
TreeItem was moved to treeitem.py. It doesnt exist in test.py. After changing that, I dont get the error any more.
Thanks anyway.

python: from x import isn't work in directory

my files are look like this
-root/
-main.py
-nyaizhel_includes/
-includemain.py
-commands/
-astolfo.py
-naruto.py
...
from main.py, i import includemain.py
from nyaizhel_includes import includemain
it works, includemain.py gets imported,
from includemain.py i import commands
from commands import astolfo
from commands import narutobanner
from commands import rgirl
...
includemain.py gets included but astolfo isn't get included, why?
console log
heroku[main.1]: State changed from starting to up
2021-04-13T09:42:02.840988+00:00 app[main.1]: Traceback (most recent call last):
2021-04-13T09:42:02.841010+00:00 app[main.1]: File "/app/main.py", line 42, in <module>
2021-04-13T09:42:02.841140+00:00 app[main.1]: from nyaizhel_includes import includemain
2021-04-13T09:42:02.841141+00:00 app[main.1]: File "/app/nyaizhel_includes/includemain.py", line 1, in <module>
2021-04-13T09:42:02.841258+00:00 app[main.1]: from commands import astolfo
2021-04-13T09:42:02.841262+00:00 app[main.1]: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'commands'
2021-04-13T09:42:02.950174+00:00 heroku[main.1]: Process exited with status 1
2021-04-13T09:42:03.023470+00:00 heroku[main.1]: State changed from up to crashed
You didn't list your __init__.py file in your example, so make sure you add those so these are recognized as standard packages (although it seems you may already have).
The source of your error is likely that you're trying to do a relative import but specifying an absolute import:
If you use from .commands import astolfo (notice the period to signify relative import), that should resolve your issue. It is recommended to use absolute imports as per the PEP 8 Style guide however. In your case this would be from nyaizhel_includes.commands import astolfo, assuming nyaizhel_includes is your root package here.
See the documentation on Python packages for more information.

Is it possible to import a python file from outside the directory the main file is in?

I have a file structure that looks like this:
Liquid
|
[Truncate]
|_General_parsing
[Truncate]
.....|_'__init__.py'
.....|_'Processer.py'
.....|'TOKENIZER.py'
|_'__init__.py'
|_'errors.py'
[Truncate]
I want to import errors.py from Processer.py. Is that possible? I tried to use this:
from ..errors import *; error_manager = errorMaster()
Which causes this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/MYNAME/projects/Liquid/General_parsing/Processer.py", line 17, in <module>
from ..errors import *; error_manager = errorMaster()
ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package
[Finished in 0.125s]
I've seen this post, but it's no help, even if it tries to solve the same ImportError. This isn't, either (at least not until I edited it), since I tried:
import sys
sys.path.insert(1, '../Liquid')
from errors import *; error_manager = errorMaster()
That gives
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/MYNAME/projects/Liquid/General_parsing/Processer.py", line 19, in <module>
from errors import *; error_manager = errorMaster()
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'errors'
[Finished in 0.162s]
EDIT: Nevermind! I solved it! I just need to add .. to sys.path! Or . if .. doesn't solve your problem. But if those don't solve your problem: use some pathlib (came in python3.4+) magic and do:
from pathlib import Path
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent))
or, if you want to use os: (gotten from this StackOverflow answer)
import os
os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..')
I solved it! I have to add .. to sys.path instead

How do I import symbols inside a Python package?

I have three database-related classes that I want to combine into a package, in the following structure:
adodb_pyodbc /
__init__.py # empty
PyConnection.py
PyRecordset.py
PyField.py
This package is in my Lib/site-packages folder.
In an earlier iteration of this attempt, I did not use the "Py" prefix, and I got an error complaining that module.__init__() takes only two arguments, and three were being passed into it. Someone suggested that the name "Recordset" might be conflicting with something else, so I changed it.
The classes work when the files are in the same folder as the project that is using them. In that case, I can just use:
PyRecordset.py:
from PyConnection import PyConnection
from PyField import PyField
class PyRecordset: pass
DerivedSet.py
from PyRecordset import PyRecordset
class DerivedRecordset(PyRecordset): pass
But the same files don't work when they are located inside a package. My test program begins with this line:
from adodb_pyodbc import PyConnection as Connection
And when I run it I get this error message:
C:\Python35\python.exe "C:/Customers/Nucor Crawfordsville/Scripts/64 bit/Testing/cpsa_simulator.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Customers/Nucor Crawfordsville/Scripts/64 bit/Testing/cpsa_simulator.py", line 8, in <module>
from Level3_CoilsSet import Level3_CoilsSet
File "C:\Customers\Nucor Crawfordsville\Scripts\64 bit\Testing\Level3_CoilsSet.py", line 1, in <module>
from adodb_pyodbc import PyRecordset as Recordset
File "C:\Python35\lib\site-packages\adodb_pyodbc\PyRecordset.py", line 9, in <module>
from PyConnection import PyConnection
ImportError: No module named 'PyConnection'
But when editing PyRecordset.py inside PyCharm, it appears to be able to find the PyConnection.py file.
I tried using relative addressing inside PyConnection.py:
from . import PyConnection
from . import PyField
But that puts me back to the __init__() error:
C:\Python35\python.exe "C:/Customers/Nucor Crawfordsville/Scripts/64 bit/Testing/cpsa_simulator.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Customers/Nucor Crawfordsville/Scripts/64 bit/Testing/cpsa_simulator.py", line 8, in <module>
from Level3_CoilsSet import Level3_CoilsSet
File "C:\Customers\Nucor Crawfordsville\Scripts\64 bit\Testing\Level3_CoilsSet.py", line 3, in <module>
class Level3_CoilsSet(Recordset):
TypeError: module.__init__() takes at most 2 arguments (3 given)
How am I supposed to do this?
Thanks very much for your help. In the meantime, I'm going to take those files out of the package and put them back in my test project. I've wasted far too much time on this question.
When you one to use PyConnection from outside of the package you have to either import it from the module where it was defined:
from adodb_pyodbc.PyConnection import PyConnection as Connection
Or, more conveniently, import it in the package init file adodb_pyodbc/__init__.py:
from .PyConnection import PyConnection
And then, from the outside, you can just do:
from adodb_pyodbc import PyConnection as Connection

Python Wildcard Import Vs Named Import

Ok, I have some rather odd behavior in one of my Projects and I'm hoping someone can tell me why. My file structure looks like this:
MainApp.py
res/
__init__.py
elements/
__init__.py
MainFrame.py
Inside of MainFrame.py I've defined a class named RPMWindow which extends wx.Frame.
In MainApp.py this works:
from res.elements.MainFrame import *
And this does not:
from res.elements.MainFrame import RPMWindow
I realize that the wild card import won't hurt anything, but I'm more interested in understanding why the named import is failing when the wild card succeeds.
When using the class name I get this traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\myApps\eclipse\plugins\org.python.pydev.debug_1.5.6.2010033101\pysrc\pydevd.py", line 953, in <module>
debugger.run(setup['file'], None, None)
File "C:\myApps\eclipse\plugins\org.python.pydev.debug_1.5.6.2010033101\pysrc\pydevd.py", line 780, in run
execfile(file, globals, locals) #execute the script
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\workspace\RPM UI - V2\src\MainApp.py", line 2, in <module>
from res.elements.MainFrame import RPMWindow
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\workspace\RPM UI - V2\src\res\elements\MainFrame.py", line 2, in <module>
from res.elements.MenuBar import MenuBarBuilder
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\workspace\RPM UI - V2\src\res\elements\MenuBar.py", line 2, in <module>
from MainApp import _, DataCache
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Daniel\workspace\RPM UI - V2\src\MainApp.py", line 2, in <module>
from res.elements.MainFrame import RPMWindow
ImportError: cannot import name RPMWindow
When using the wild card import I don't receive a traceback and my application opens.
You have circular imports:
MainFrame.py is indirectly importing MainApp.py, and MainApp.py is importing MainFrame.py. As a result, when MainApp.py is importing MainFrame.py, the RPMWindow class hasn't been defined yet and you get the ImportError.
i don't have time to look into why the wildcard is working for you, but what i can say about your failure with the direct name import is that you have an import cycle in your code:
you are trying to import res.elements.MainFrame, but part of that code is trying to import res.elements.MenuBar which tries to import res.elements.MainFrame again. IOW, your first attempt to import res.elements.MainFrame has not completed yet before you try it again.
You have circular imports in your code: the same module is both required by and requires the use of a certain other module, which when you think of it like that, it clearly precarious. Most of the problems can be cleared up by using import a and later referring to a.b instead of from a import b or from a import *.
In particular, never use from a import *. Wildcard imports clutter your namespace and makes your code less maintainable, readable, sane, and predictable. The difference between import a and from a import * is the difference between dragging a box into a room and pouring its contents all over the floor.
It would be better if you could move shared code off to its own module or somehow refactor out the need for a circular import. Circular imports always indicate a design problem.

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