How to reference other .py files in PyCharm?

9 months ago

Benjamin Taylor

2 minutes

To reference other Python files in PyCharm, you can use the import statement. Here are the specific steps:

Open PyCharm and either create a new Python file or open an existing one.
When you need to reference other Python files, use the import statement to bring in the target file. For example, if you want to import a file named “example.py”, you can use the following statement in the current file:

import example

After importing the target file, you can use the functions, classes, or variables defined in it.

Additionally, if you need to reference Python files in other directories, you can specify the file’s relative or absolute path in the import statement. For example, referencing the “example.py” file in the parent directory can be done with the following statement:

import sys
sys.path.append('../')
import example

By following the aforementioned steps, you can successfully reference other Python files in PyCharm.