Talk Python Tutorial - Navigation Import Error

john1 · January 28, 2026, 10:55pm

I’m following the Talk Python video tutorial on Anvil and can’t seem to import the navigation client module. In the video the author simply types:

import navigation

When I do that I get the following error:
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘navigation’

When I use code completion it says to do the following:
from … import navigation

But that gives me the following error:
ImportError: Attempted relative import beyond toplevel package

What am I missing?

Links to code below:

github.com

talkpython/anvil-course/blob/master/src/anvil_app/raw_code/forms/HomeForm.py

from anvil import *
import stripe.checkout
import anvil.server
import anvil.google.auth, anvil.google.drive
from anvil.google.drive import app_files
import anvil.tables as tables
import anvil.tables.query as q
from anvil.tables import app_tables
import anvil.users
import navigation
import data_access

class HomeForm(HomeFormTemplate):
  def __init__(self, **properties):
    # Set Form properties and Data Bindings.
    self.init_components(**properties)

    # Any code you write here will run when the form opens.
    self.base_title = self.label_title.text
    user = data_access.the_user()

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github.com

talkpython/anvil-course/blob/master/src/anvil_app/raw_code/modules/navigation.py

import stripe.checkout
import anvil.server
import anvil.google.auth, anvil.google.drive
from anvil.google.drive import app_files
import anvil.tables as tables
import anvil.tables.query as q
from anvil.tables import app_tables
import anvil.users
from AddMeasurementComponent import AddMeasurementComponent
from HomeAnonComponent import HomeAnonComponent
from CompareComponent import CompareComponent
from AccountComponent import AccountComponent
from HomeDetailsComponent import HomeDetailsComponent
from SetHeightComponent import SetHeightComponent
from SetHeightComponent import SetHeightComponent
import data_access

home_form = None

def get_form():

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Note I did make the adjustment of … in front of the forms you are importing, which the author alerted me too in the videos

john1 · January 28, 2026, 11:42pm

Disregard, I see following this tutorial isn’t the best way to go