python - Sphinx autodoc in Flask ImportError: no module named -

i'm trying set sphinx autodoc flask project. here schema of project:

folder |--docs |   |--build |   |--source |       conf.py |       index.rst |       mod_ololo.rst |       .... |--flask_app |   |--celery_worker.py |   |--config.py |   |--run.py |   |--app |       |--__init__.py |       |--temp.py |       |--mod_search |       .... |       |--mod_files |           |--__init__.py |           .... 

and on.

in conf.py set:

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../..")) 

i'm trying add content of temp.py documentation. here content of mod_ololo.rst:

******************************************* ololo module *******************************************  ololololo ======  .. automodule:: flask_app.app.temp     :members:    

and when run make html separate scripts - sphinx autodoc works, in case of flask project doesn't , shows me following error:

importerror: no module named 'config' 

where config config.py

purely guess, config module sphinx builder isn't finding config.py module in flask_app folder. there's import config statement somewhere in flask_app/app/temp.py file, when sphinx tries run automodule procedure on it, gets failure on import.

from directory structure looks flask_app folder not python package, might have add folder rather (or in addition to) parent folder path in conf.py file:

sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../../flask_app')) 

also, you'll have change automodule statement in mod_ololo.rst not reference flask_app package:

.. automodule:: app.temp 

if do intend use flask_app package, need __init__.py file in folder, , import statements within project should absolute top flask_app package, i.e.:

from flask_app import config 

rather than

import config