Import local function from a module housed in another directory with relative imports in Jupyter Notebook using Python 3

Question

I have a directory structure similar to the following

meta_project
    project1
        __init__.py
        lib
            module.py
            __init__.py         


        

Answer 1

Here's my 2 cents:

import sys

map the path where the module file is located. In my case it was the desktop

sys.path.append('/Users/John/Desktop')

Either import the whole mapping module BUT then you have to use the .notation to map the classes like mapping.Shipping()

import mapping #mapping.py is the name of my module file

shipit = mapping.Shipment() #Shipment is the name of the class I need to use in the mapping module

Or import the specific class from the mapping module

from mapping import Mapping

shipit = Shipment() #Now you don't have to use the .notation