Python same namespace in different folders

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Package-1/namespace/__init__.py
Package-1/namespace/module1/__init__.py
Package-2/namespace/__init__.py
Package-2/namespace/module2/__init__.py

with

• Package-1
• Package-2 in PYTHONPATH

If you want to import

import namespace.module1
import namespace.module2

module2 won't be found

Explanation

• Python look for namespace.module2.
• It parses PYTHONPATH in the declared order
• Package-1 found
• Parsing stopped
• moule2 not present inside --> ImportError

In __init__.py, write:

from pkgutil import extend_path
__path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)

sources:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8936884/python-import-path-packages-with-the-same-name-in-different-folders
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6630394/import-python-modules-with-the-same-name
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1675734/how-do-i-create-a-namespace-package-in-python
• https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420