Can a 'checks' folder have a 'lib' folder inside?

Tools Hackathon - Preflight Checks 2024
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How is it possible to package a ‘lib’ folder with a preflight check to use a module ?
You recommend in the Hackathon notes to include reusable parts of code.
It does not seem to work the same way as for a normal bundle.

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@KSalmon ,

did you already create it? with a __init__.py file ?

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Thanks Andreas for the suggestion. I was trying to use the same approach as for bundles

MyPanel.panel/
├── lib/
│   └── some_python_module.py

But I get the impression a checks folder does not work the same way. I get ImportError: No module named...
Using __init__.py does not seem to help.

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All library require a reloading of the engine. That might be your issue as lib folder are parsed at loading time of pyrevit

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Thanks Jean-Marc.
I did try reloading.
I also tried with the lib folder at different levels in the folders:

MyExtension.extension/
├── lib/
│   └── some_python_module.py

or

MyExtension.extension/
├── checks/
│   └── lib/
│        └── some_python_module.py

Also using a __init__.py inside lib.
I remain convinced that it is maybe not possible in a ‘checks’ folder. I have not seen any other Preflight check use ‘lib’.

It’s not a big deal. I have a Preflight check ready to share in a pull request. It doesn’t need a module, I just liked the idea of extracting some parts to make them reusable.

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Have you tried adding the folder to path manually in the imports and verifying you can access the module that way? in case its not an issue with lib

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Thanks JP.
I have tried that, but can’t get it to find the module.
I’m not going to spend more time on it now. I will share the full script anyway in a PR on the hackathon. Then see if it’s worth making any improvements.

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