How to resolve the error when importing a custom module in PyCharm?

11 months ago

Emily Johnson

2 minutes

When encountering an error importing a custom module in PyCharm, it may be due to incorrect module paths or misspelled module names. Here are some troubleshooting steps:

Ensure that the module paths are correctly configured: In PyCharm, you can configure the path of Python interpreter in the project settings to make sure it includes the custom module paths. If you are unsure of the module’s path, you can use the sys module to find the module’s path and then add it to sys.path.
Ensure that the module name is correct: check if the name of the imported module is correct, including case sensitivity and spelling errors. If the module name is not a module in the Python standard library, make sure that the file name of the module matches the name used for importing it.
Ensure the module file exists: Verify that the file for the custom module is present in the specified path.
Importing using absolute path: You can import custom modules using an absolute path, for example:

import sys
sys.path.append('/path/to/module')
import module_name

By using these methods, the errors encountered when importing custom modules in PyCharm should be resolved.