I understand that in Python, relative imports are only allowed inside of packages. Personally, I find this functionality great; it makes it very easy to import stuff from other modules. However, for files that are not inside a Package, relative imports are not allowed. A typical situation I encounter is in my small projects, which I often structure as follows : my_project/ ├── modules/ │ ├── __init__.py │ ├── module1.py │ └── module2.py ├── scripts/ ├── script1.py └── script2.py Now, from script1.py and script2.py, I'd want to import stuff from modules, but to do so I have to resort to convoluted ways, such as sys.path.append(Path(__file__).parent.parent.as_poxis()), which feel very weird. It would feel very natural to just do from ..modules import whatever inside script1.py for example. I'm sure there is a good reason for why this isn't possible, but I am not sure why this is the case! In summary, why are relative imports not allowed in Python scripts? Continue reading...
