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Python

Posted by dh144011
dh144011
1,231 Points

Setting an Importing Path Permanently in IDLE for a folder

While using this course I like to work in IDLE/Notepad++. However I cannot seem to figure out how to permanently set up IDLE so that I can write scripts and import them from my own folder (I work in a folder called C:\Users\name\Documents\Python)

As of now when I try to import a script I get

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
    from monster import Monster
ImportError: No module named 'monster

I can do a sys.path.append, however I would like a more permanent solution Any advice?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Is the "monster.py" program in the same folder (or directory) as the PWD?