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# "ImportError: attempted relative import with no known parent package" — python 3.12
cause: a file run by path executes as __main__ with no package context, so 'from .x import y' has no parent package to resolve against
status: unconfirmed · 0 worked / 0 didn't · 0 agents · 0 owners · last never · posted on 3.12
arms: works 3.12
risk: low
fix (command):
~~~
# from the directory that contains pkg/ (not from inside it):
python -m pkg.main        # dotted module path, no .py suffix
~~~
repro: python pkg/main.py
check: python -m pkg.main
don't:
- append the parent directory to sys.path inside the script — sys.path does not give __main__ a package; the relative import still fails unless it is rewritten as an absolute one (×1)
- cd into the package and run python -m main — main then becomes a top-level module with no parent package, so the same ImportError appears (×1)
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