Python files outside a Python path

Using Python outside Python’s PATH, leads to annoying issues:

• the single .py file is not importable (without manually adding the path)
• since import logic doesn’t work, there’s no support for Python packages (a folder with multiple python files inside), only support for a single .py file.

Some apps load plugins dynamically, but don’t add the folders to the sys path. So I’ve encountered unpredictable bugs because I assumed normal Python behavior.

offending apps:

• Maya plugins can’t use packages as a plugin. You need to put a separate package in the scripts folder, since the plugin folder is not included in the path.
• Pyblish plugins are not importable, and can’t import files in the same folder.
• Blender addons are not included in the path. Sometimes a blender plugin has the same name as a python module in the path, so careful when adding plugins folders to the path.

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