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Why do relative imports fail when I run a package file directly?
KitForma editorial guide. A file executed directly may have no parent-package context, so imports such as `from .helpers import parse` cannot resolve as intended.
Step-by-step guidance
A file executed directly may have no parent-package context, so imports such as
from .helpers import parse cannot resolve as intended.
Run the module from the package’s parent directory using python -m package.module, or provide a documented console entry point. Keep reusable code in importable modules and startup behavior in a small entry module. Test execution from an installed environment, not only from your repository root. Adding arbitrary directories to sys.path can hide packaging mistakes and create name collisions. A correct entry point still requires that the package and its dependencies are installed in the interpreter actually being used.Sources and verification
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