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Hi there, I found a solution here : https://roboticsbackend.com/ros-import-python-module-from-another-package/

Tried it, and it worked perfectly.

Hi there, I found a solution here : https://roboticsbackend.com/ros-import-python-module-from-another-package/

edit :

As mentioned in the blog : Step 1: create a setup.py file inside my Package (myPkg) folder and posted this code :

from distutils.core import setup
from catkin_pkg.python_setup import generate_distutils_setup
d = generate_distutils_setup(
    packages=['myPkg'],
    package_dir={'': 'src'}
)
setup(**d)

and just save the file without executing it.

Step 2: Create a Folder inside ./myPkg/src/ with the same name as the pakage (myPkg).

Step 3: Go to ./myPkg/src/myPkg/ and Create a new file __init__.py and save it as an empty file.

Step 4: In the same folder, Create and save the python module files (myModule.py) you want to import in your node later. Note : Make sure to import rospy in that module

Step 5: Go back to the package folder ./myPkg/ , open CMakeLists.txt and uncomment the line catkin_python_setup() and save the file.

Step 6: Go back to your catkin workspace folder where myPkg package is, say cd ~/catkin_ws/ and do catkin_make.

Now, if I create a python node in ./myPkg/src/ , I can import myModule.py using the line from myPkg import myModule.

Tried it, and it worked perfectly.