Module faled on school computers [solved]

[Bellum]

I got my teacher to intall python on one of the computers, but python doesn't seem to want to compile modules. I used the same code I use at home, but I get

ImportError: No module named password

or something like that. Might this have something to do with some of the ungodly settings schools use to lock down computers? Or is there something else I'm missing?

[bartonc]

password doesn't seem to be a library module in windows.
Maybe it's in you personal stuff in a folder in the sys.path?

import sys
print sys.path

or it could be in Lib\site-packages folder.

[Bellum]

Password is another part of the program I'm writing in the same folder, which is like 'Python Programs' or something on the desktop. From what I've seen so far, Python should automatically compile that and use it, right? That's what it does on my computer. D:

[bartonc]

type
import sys
print sys.path

if the folder you are working in isn't in there you can insert it like this:

sys.path.insert(0, r"D:\My Documents\Python\database")

or you can set an environment variable (advanced windows topic) called
PYTHONPATH which points to you folder

or you can save a file with the .pth extension somewhere where Python look by default with a path name in it.

[Bellum]

Hmm, thanks. I suppose I should be doing that all the time, if that's the proper way to go about it. D: I'll reserve all my thinking for tomorow. 'Tis late.

But, yeah, thanks for the help. I think I should read that section again.

[bartonc]

Also, if you use IDLE as your editor, when your choose Run>Run Module (F5)from the menu, IDLE automatically inserts the path of the file that you are running.

[Bellum]

UPDATE: Ok, it's Monday. I tried sys.path.append('blahblah'), which added the directory, but still didn't help create the module.


Also, sys.path doesn't show the the path on my computer, either, though the program I'm importing (or really a library of functions) is in the same folder. This isn't any different than on the school computer...

I'll remember the sites URL tomorrow (or the day after, which seems more likely) so I can try out your other suggestions. (I'm using PythonWin)

[bartonc]

It turns out that PythonWin doesn't insert the current working directory into sys.path but works anyway. Here's what did:

File>New
Python Script <OK>

print "hello"

File>Save
My Documents/Python
Script1.py

File>New
Python Script <OK>

import Script1

File>Save
My Documents/Python
Scrip2.py

File>Run...
D:\My Documents\Python\Script2.py <OK>

Then switch to Interactive Window and see the output of Script1.
So, for now, if you keep it simple - any module that imports another module in one folder it should work.

[Bellum]

It didn't work because I named the program Password.py where the .py was unnecessary. X_X