ImportError : Attempted relative import with no known parent package

Question

I am learning to program with python and I am having issues with importing from a module in a package. I am usingvisual studio code with Python 3.8.2 64 bit.

My Project Directory

.vscode ├── ecommerce │   ├── __init__.py │   ├── database.py │   ├── products.py │   └── payments │       ├── __init__.py │       ├── authorizenet.py │       └── paypal.py ├── __init__.py └── main.py 

in the ecommerce/products.py file I have:

#products.py from .database import Database p = Database(3,2) 

So that I can import the Database class from the ecommerce/database.py file. But I get error

ImportError : Attempted relative import with no known parent package 

Answer 1

Since you are using Python 3.8 version, the imports work a little differently, but I think this should work:

Use either:

from database import Database #Database is the class 

or try:

import database.Database 

lastly, this one is very secure and best practice possibly:

from . import Database   # The '.' (dot) means from within the same directory as this __init__.py module grab the Database class.