Importing modules and packages without appending new text data-blocks

Game Engine Game Engine Support and Discussion
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Hey folks,

I’m just lost on how to get Blender to find my scripts without appending them to the .blend file itself or dumping everything inside the same folder. I know I can specify the path to my libraries or move my code to the Blender directory, but that’s not useful as I want to distribute a standalone executable.

What I’d like to do is keep my code orderly and structured within the folders of an individual, multi-file project, so that I can import classes and functions when I need them and not clutter my text editor with buttloads of files anytime I just want to create a new actor and have him walk around a bit. Is this possible or just too much to ask?

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Replying to myself just in case I wasn’t clear enough.

I know I can just…

#top level
import os,sys
sys.path.append(os.getcwd) #or relative path
import package
#or rather
from package import module

And that would work just fine for me, the question here is, how do I construct the path so that the standalone player doesn’t go stupid when someone else opens the executable?

3

path = bge.logic.expandPath('//map_name/script.py')
where // stands for the root directory (where the blend is running from)

same for the brick //map/script.function_inside_script

4

So I can use expandPath to find any type of file within my subfolders, correct? That’ll come in handy. Thanks!

5

No need to fiddle with paths within your code. You can use the method described in this thread:

Easy access to your python folders

6

Superb! Exactly what I needed. Why didn’t that thread show up in my search though? Guess I’ll have to check my wording next time.

7

Good to hear.

I think the search should be much better than before.