Re: Loading a module from a subdirectory topic

On 10-Mar-14 21:31, Virgil Stokes wrote:
> I have the following folder-file structure:
>
> C:/PythonCode/VideoPlayerSimulator/
> +-- __init__.py (empty file)
> +-- GlbVars.py (contains the single
> class Glb)
>
> C:/PythonCode/VideoPlayerSimulator/RubberBanding/
> +-- __init__.py
> +-- ImportDemo.py
>
> where, ImportDemo.py contains the following code (a single line):
>
> from VideoPlayerSimulator.GlbVars import Glb as G
>
> gives the following error when I execute it:
>
> *ImportError: No module named VideoPlayerSimulator.GlbVars*
>
> Note:
> 1. My sys.path contains:
> ['C:\PythonCode\VideoPlayerSimulator', ...]
> 2. Python 2.7.5 on a Window 7 platform
> 3. The same ImportDemo.py file when executed on my Window Vista platform
> with the same folder-file structure, *DOES NOT* give an error and
> works
> as expected.
>
> Why does the error occur, and why does it not occur on the Windows
> Vista platform?
>
After searching for more on this topic I found that the following did
work on Windows 7:

import imp
G = imp.load_source('foo',
'C:/PythonCode/VideoPlayerSimulator/GlbVars.py').Glb

But, I am still unable to determine why my first method does not work on
Window 7.