How to import custom modules in google colab?

Question

I have a file named imutils.py that has just one definition namely abc() which returns the sum of 2 integers.

Now I want to use this definition in a separate collab file but I am unable to.

The method I used was to first upload the file imutils.py to drive and then importing it and using the definition. The error says module 'imutils' has no attribute 'abc'

To upload I first used 2 methods : First I uploaded using the drive GUI and then I also tried the above using the code. Uploading in both cases was successful

from google.colab import files
files.upload() 

Answer 1

If your Python file is in Drive, it's likely simpler to mount your Drive than to upload the file, e.g.,

from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/gdrive')

Then, if you have a module, you can import it like so:

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1uvHuizCBqFgvbCwEhK7FvU8JW0AfxgJw