Like Chris mentions, usually you don't write your own stuff in /bin/. To make what you've written work anyhow, you can run them from inside /ProjectParent/, not from inside /ProjectParent/bin/.
eg, `python bin/projectgendocs.py` On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Chris Warrick <kwpol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 31 July 2015 at 17:13, Anthony DuPont <acdup...@mtu.edu> wrote: > > I am trying to setup my python application in a more standard way. In my > > research, the general recommendation seems to be that if my application > is > > called projectgendocs, here is an acceptable structure: > > > > ProjectParent > > |-- bin/ > > | |-- projectgendocs.py > > | > > |-- projectgendocs > > | |-- unittest > > | | |-- __init__.py > > | | |-- test_main.py > > | | > > | |-- __init__.py > > | |-- main.py > > | > > |-- setup.py > > |-- README > > > > > > It is my understanding that ProjectParent would be added to the > PYTHONPATH > > so the projectgendocs project could be discovered for importing. The > > problem I am encountering is that when the bin/projectgendocs.py is run, > it > > breaks the imports in the ProjectParent/projectgendocs files that have > > > > import projectgendocs.somefile.py > > > > I discovered this is due to the fact that the bin/projectgendocs is > > discovered in the search for a package called projectgendocs because the > > bin directory is added to the search path. I verified this by renaming > the > > bin/projectgendocs.py file to something different. So, my question is > this: > > How can a python application (the file installed in the bin folder) have > > the same name as its corresponding python project and not break the > > absolute imports? Or is the only way to do this is by using relative > > imports? > > _______________________________________________ > > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > > Don’t create custom bin/ scripts, use setuptools entry points. I > described it on my blog: > > > https://chriswarrick.com/blog/2014/09/15/python-apps-the-right-way-entry_points-and-scripts/ > > -- > Chris Warrick <https://chriswarrick.com/> > PGP: 5EAAEA16 > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
