Python Relative Imports and Packages -

i'm trying create package , have tree structure looks this:

dionesus/   setup.py   dionesus/     __init__.py     dionesus.py 

dionesus.py has class called dionesus. init.py empty.

how import class dionesus without having specify top level folder?

i have do:

import dionesus d = dionesus.dionesus.dionesus() 

i import statements like:

import dionesus d = dionesus.dionesus() 

first, can still use absolute import, using from … import form:

from dionesus import dionesus d = dionesus.dionesus() 

this problematic if ever need import both dionesus , dionesus.dionesus in same module, that's pretty implicit in desire give them both same non-disambiguated name…

alternatively, if you're in parent or sibling or other relative of dionesus.dionesus, can use relative import. depending on are, it'll different (that's relative means, after all); may importing ., .dionesus, .., etc. wherever is, it's same from … import form above, relative name instead of absolute one. (in fact, relative imports always use from form.)

from . import dionesus d = dionesus.dionesus()