I m running Python 2.6.1 on Windows XP SP3. My IDE is PyCharm 1.0-Beta 2 build PY-96.1055.

I m storing my .py files in a directory named "src"; it has an __init__.py file that s empty except for an "__author__" attribute at the top.

One of them is called Matrix.py:

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
"Core Python Programming" chapter 6.
A simple Matrix class that allows addition and multiplication
"""
__author__ =  Michael 
__credits__ = []
__version__ = "1.0"
__maintainer__ = "Michael"
__status__ = "Development"

class Matrix(object):
    """
    exercise 6.16: MxN matrix addition and multiplication
    """
    def __init__(self, rows, cols, values = []):
        self.rows = rows
        self.cols = cols
        self.matrix = values

    def show(self):
        """ display matrix"""
        print  [ 
        for i in range(0, self.rows):
            print  ( ,
            for j in range(0, self.cols-1):
                print self.matrix[i][j],  , ,
            print self.matrix[i][self.cols-1],  ) 
        print  ] 

    def get(self, row, col):
        return self.matrix[row][col]

    def set(self, row, col, value):
        self.matrix[row][col] = value

    def rows(self):
        return self.rows

    def cols(self):
        return self.cols

    def add(self, other):
        result = []
        for i in range(0, self.rows):
            row = []
            for j in range(0, self.cols):
                row.append(self.matrix[i][j] + other.get(i, j))
            result.append(row)
        return Matrix(self.rows, self.cols, result)

    def mul(self, other):
        result = []
        for i in range(0, self.rows):
            row = []
            for j in range(0, other.cols):
                sum = 0
                for k in range(0, self.cols):
                    sum += self.matrix[i][k]*other.get(k,j)
                row.append(sum)
            result.append(row)
        return Matrix(self.rows, other.cols, result)

    def __cmp__(self, other):
        """
        deep equals between two matricies
        first check rows, then cols, then values
        """
        if self.rows != other.rows:
            return self.rows.cmp(other.rows)
        if self.cols != other.cols:
            return self.cols.cmp(other.cols)
        for i in range(0, self.rows):
            for j in range(0, self.cols):
                if self.matrix[i][j] != other.get(i,j):
                    return self.matrix[i][j] == (other.get(i,j))
        return True # if you get here, it means size and values are equal



if __name__ ==  __main__ :
    a = Matrix(3, 3, [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
    b = Matrix(3, 3, [[6, 5, 4], [1, 1, 1], [2, 1, 0]])
    c = Matrix(3, 3, [[2, 0, 0], [0, 2, 0], [0, 0, 2]])
    a.show()
    b.show()
    c.show()
    a.add(b).show()
    a.mul(c).show()

I ve created a new directory named "test" that also has an __init__.py file that s empty except for an "__author__" attribute at the top. I ve created a MatrixTest.py to unit my Matrix class:

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""
Unit test case for Matrix class
See http://jaynes.colorado.edu/PythonGuidelines.html#module_formatting for Python coding guidelines
"""

import unittest #use my unittestfp instead for floating point
from src import Matrix # Matrix class to be tested

__author__ =  Michael 
__credits__ = []
__license__ = "GPL"
__version__ = "1.0"
__maintainer__ = "Michael"
__status__ = "Development"

class MatrixTest(unittest.TestCase):
    """Unit tests for Matrix class"""
    def setUp(self):
        self.a = Matrix.Matrix(3, 3, [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
        self.b = Matrix.Matrix(3, 3, [[6, 5, 4], [1, 1, 1], [2, 1, 0]])
        self.c = Matrix.Matrix(3, 3, [[2, 0, 0], [0, 2, 0], [0, 0, 2]])

    def testAdd(self):
        expected = Matrix.Matrix(3, 3, [[7, 7, 7], [5, 6, 7], [9, 9, 9]])    # need to learn how to write equals for Matrix
        self.a.add(self.b)
        assert self.a == expected

if __name__ ==  __main__ :    #run tests if called from command-line
    suite = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestSequenceFunctions)
    unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2).run(suite)

Yet when I try to run my MatrixTest I get this error:

C:ToolsPython-2.6.1python.exe "C:/Documents and Settings/Michael/My Documents/Projects/Python/learning/core/test/MatrixTest.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Documents and Settings/Michael/My Documents/Projects/Python/learning/core/test/MatrixTest.py", line 8, in <module>
    from src import Matrix # Matrix class to be tested
ImportError: No module named src

Process finished with exit code 1

Everything I ve read tells me that having the init.py in all my directories should take care of this.

If someone could point out what I ve missed I d greatly appreciate it.

I d also like advice on the best way to develop and maintain source and unit test classes. I m thinking about this the way I usually do when I write Java: /src and /test directories, with identical package structures underneath. Is this "Pythonic" thinking, or should I consider another organization scheme?

UPDATE:

Thanks to those who have answered, here s the solution that worked for me:

1. Change import to from src import Matrix # Matrix class to be tested
2. Add sys.path as an environment variable to my unittest configuration, with ./src and ./test directories separated by semi-colon.
3. Change declarations in MatrixTest.py as shown.