PYTHON

python import file from parent directory

import os,sys,inspect
currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
parentdir = os.path.dirname(currentdir)
sys.path.insert(0,parentdir) 

import mymodule

OR 

import os, sys

sys.path.insert(1, os.getcwd()) 
import variables

python import from parent directory

exec(open(<filename.py>).read())

import file from parent directory python

import os, sys
sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
# import ../db.py
import db

get file parent directory python

from pathlib import Path
path = Path("/here/your/path/file.txt")
print(path.parent.absolute())

import from parent directory python

from ... import nib

import from parent directory in python setup

from setuptools import setup, find_packages

    setup(name='myproject', version='1.0', packages=find_packages())