Difference between import in script and from interpreter

[Edward Diener]

In a python script a:

from xxx.yyy.zzz import aaa

fails with the message:

"ImportError: No module named xxx.yyy.zzz"

but from within the python interpreter the same line succeeds. What
would be the causes of that ?

From within the python interpreter I have looked at sys.path and
xxx.yyy.zzz is definitely in the path ( off of site-packages ). So I am
not sure why this is failing within the python script.

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

In a python script a:

from xxx.yyy.zzz import aaa

fails with the message:

"ImportError: No module named xxx.yyy.zzz"

but from within the python interpreter the same line succeeds. What
would be the causes of that ?

From within the python interpreter I have looked at sys.path and
xxx.yyy.zzz is definitely in the path ( off of site-packages ). So I am
not sure why this is failing within the python script.

And how is sys.path different when you run it as a script?

 

[News123]

In a python script a:

from xxx.yyy.zzz import aaa

fails with the message:

"ImportError: No module named xxx.yyy.zzz"

but from within the python interpreter the same line succeeds. What
would be the causes of that ?

From within the python interpreter I have looked at sys.path and
xxx.yyy.zzz is definitely in the path ( off of site-packages ). So I am
not sure why this is failing within the python script.

Probably your problem is, that you call a python script, which is NOT
located in the current working directlory.


if you type python

then imports will be relative to your current working directory

if you execute a script imports will be relative to the scripts location.


no idea in which directory you are when starting python from a windows menu.

you can set
PYTHONPATH to point to the base directory of your project if you want to
be sure to always find your modules

 

[Jean-Michel Pichavant]

And how is sys.path different when you run it as a script?

'' is not in sys.path when running a script.
'' is in sys.path by default within a interpreter.


JM