python import with relative path code example

Example 1: python how to import library absoluth path

import sys
sys.path.append('/foo/bar/my_module')
# Considering your module contains a function called my_func, you could import it:
from my_module import my_func
# Or you could import the module as a whole,
import my_module

Example 2: import local module python

# If the module is in the same directory:
import <module_name>

# If the module isn't in the same directory:
import sys
# insert at 1, 0 is the script path (or '' in REPL)
sys.path.insert(1, '/path/to/application/app/folder')

import <module_name>