Import Error when import a python file to another

Question

I am working on a project on a Raspberry Pi where I need to create a security camera system. I have 3 python files for this project one for live streaming, another one for motion detection and finally the last for activating the motion detection file from an android application. I am trying to make the live stream and motion detection file use the same camera. In the live stream file(live.py) I have imported a socketserver module to make the live stream, which works well when run. However, when I am trying to import the live.py file into the motion detection file(motion.py), I am getting an Import Error. The error is shown below:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "motion.py", line 10, in <module>
      import live.py
 File "/home/pi/codes/live.py", line 7, in <module>
      import socketserver
 ImportError:No module named socketserver

I am very confused, I don't know what this error is. Any help would be very appreciated. Thank you.

yes, but i have already imported socketserver in the live.py file. The problem is when am importing the live.py file in the motion.py file it gives this error. But when I run the live.py it runs fine. — Neelkanth Mawood, Mar 15 '22 at 07:24
When you important live.py it runs through the file once, therefore if live.py can’t run stand-alone it will not run when imported. If socketserver imports fine when you run the live.py seperate, there’s a convoluted issue with the importing that is hard to diagnose. Combine the files as a workaround if you can so they are in the same file scope. — Keegan Murphy, Mar 15 '22 at 08:26

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '22 at 17:00

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it looks like live.py is in a subdirectory. Python cannot access python files that are NOT in python packages. So, you need to ensure that all the folders that live.py is in are PYTHON PACKAGES.

To make a folder into a python package simply add a init.py file to each folder (you do not need to write any code in this file)

Then when you import live.py the import will look like this

from root.folder_name import live

answered Mar 15 '22 at 17:00

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okay thanks I'll try that. – Neelkanth Mawood Mar 16 '22 at 04:14

Import Error when import a python file to another

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