Importing .py files in Google Colab

Question

Is there any way to upload my code in .py files and import them in colab code cells?

The other way I found is to create a local Jupyter notebook then upload it to C

Answer 1

A easy way is

1. type in from google.colab import files uploaded = files.upload()
2. copy the code
3. paste in colab cell

Answer 2

We can do so.

import sys
import os

py_file_location = "/content/drive/My Drive"
sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(py_file_location))

Now you can import it as module in notebook for that location.

import whatever

Answer 3

In case anyone else is interested to know how to import files/packages from gdrive inside a google colab. The following procedure worked for me:

1) Mount your google drive in google colab:

from google.colab import drive
drive.mount('/content/gdrive/')

2) Append the directory to your python path using sys:

import sys
sys.path.append('/content/gdrive/mypythondirectory')

Now you should be able to import stuff from that directory!

Answer 4

Based on the answer by Korakot Chaovavanich, I created the function below to download all files needed within a Colab instance.

from google.colab import files
def getLocalFiles():
    _files = files.upload()
    if len(_files) >0:
       for k,v in _files.items():
         open(k,'wb').write(v)
getLocalFiles()

You can then use the usual 'import' statement to import your local files in Colab. I hope this helps