Directly run a module with relative imports inside a package

The python interpreter got the -m option which allows to directly run a module inside a package . Would be great if PTVS implemented the same so that we can just click on any file inside a package and run/debug it directly.

startapp.py
pkg/
  __init__.py
  components/
    core.py
    __init__.py
  tests/
    core_test.py
    __init__.py

To give a quick example. Let’s say we want to run core.py. In PTVS I have to set startapp.py as my start-up script which then in turn imports pkg.components and then runs core.py.

But on the command line with “python -m pkg.components.core” it can be run directly. So wouldn’t it be great if PTVS supported this as well so we don’t get anymore “ValueError: Attempted relative import in non-package” errors?

Thanks! Patrick

[bmaisonn]

Hi, Do you have an ETA for this improvement ? Python 3 forces usage of a new standard notation (https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0328/). We cannot use PTVS in this case. Regards, Bertrand

[patrickwolf]

@greazer why was this closed without a comment?