python use or import files from a different folder code example

Example 1: import file from another directory python

# some_file.py
import sys
# insert at 1, 0 is the script path (or '' in REPL)
sys.path.insert(1, '/path/to/application/app/folder')

import file

Example 2: import python file from another directory

from application.app.folder.file import func_name

Example 3: how to import file from another directory in python

import sys
# sys.path is a list of absolute path strings
sys.path.append('/path/to/application/app/folder') # <-- relative path

import your_file