I know I'm not getting how the relative directory structure from python
works... If I'm using python at c:\python26 and my module files are at
c:\python26\pydocs

what is the correct syntax for importing them from within the interpreter?

what if I wanted to import a file from c:\user\shawn\documents\pydocs

no matter what syntax I use to try and import it gives me

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#9>", line 1, in <module>
import chap03.py
ImportError: No module named chap03.py

kind of error.


--- In PhillyPug@yahoogroups.com, "Shawn Moffit" <shawnmoffit@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In PhillyPug@yahoogroups.com, Erik Osheim <erik@> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 09:03:40PM -0000, Shawn Moffit wrote:
> > > so - once I get to the python command prompt, I should be able to
> open
> > > .py files - right?
> >
> > Well, from python, you can import python modules (to import foo.py,
> > you'd write "import foo"). You can't run python scripts from within
> > python--or at least, you can't do what you're expecting to do.
> > Importing a Python module and running a Python program are two
> > different things.
> >
> > > or is the point that you are making is that the book reference I
> > > described from what you can see indicates that I should be calling
> the
> > > files using the cmd.exe terminal, not the python terminal.
> >
> > I guess I was implying that if you are following the book examples you
> > should run the script ("call the files") from cmd.exe
> >
> > > I'd like to be able to just run the files through the python
> terminal,
> > > but you are right, I'm definitely confused as I grew up on windows
> not
> > > dos and am fairly new to programming in general.
> >
> > If you see an example like:
> >
> > $ python foo.py
> >
> > Then to follow along exactly you need to use cmd.exe, because that is
> > what they are doing in that example. If you see an example like:
> >
> > >>> for i in range(0, 10):
> > ... print i
> >
> > Then you should use the python interpreter window. It's also fair to
> > note that running a script from IDLE (assuming there is a "Run Script"
> > menu option) is equivalent to typing "python script.py" in cmd.exe
> >
> > > I can't import the functions because my environment is screwed up or
> I'm
> > > doing something wrong.
> >
> > The importing and stuff can all take place from within the Python
> > interpreter; you can tell this because those lines begin with ">>>"
> > (rather than "$").
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > -- Erik
> >
>