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vinay kumar
147 PointsError executing python file
treehouse:~/workspace/learning_site/courses$ python views.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "views.py", line 4, in <module>
from .models import Course
SystemError: Parent module '' not loaded, cannot perform relative import
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsGreat question! The "parent module" is the top most module in the execution hierarchy. In Python, this top-most level is given the name __main__. This make relative imports not possible at the top level.
In the docs on intra-package references, it says
Note that relative imports are based on the name of the current module. Since the name of the main module is always "__main__", modules intended for use as the main module of a Python application must always use absolute imports.
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!!