title: Python Imports From The Directory Above
body: <p>I have a directory structure for my python application where in the main folder I have a folder called handlers and in that file I have a base.py that all handlers should inherit from . I also have a folder called users that contains all the handlers relating to users. </p>
  
  <pre><code>\main
        \handlers
        base.py
        __init__.py
        \users
                  __init__.py
                  authenticated.py
                  logout.py   
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>My issue is I can't import the base in any file in the users folder but can import from the users folder. I know that I have to do something like bellow </p>
  
  <pre><code>from ..handlers import *    
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But that does not work for some reason all I am trying to do is import base.py into files in the users directory and other directorys I add at a later date.</p>