Python 2.7 Import error. Directory and filename conflict

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The import would be like this:

>>> from ProjectDir.utils.helper import XYZ

>>> obj = XYZ('Kent')
>>> obj.name
'Kent'

I do not like long import,so many/most of the time i lift sub-modules up.
This can be done with __init__.py in the top level folder also under ProjectDir.
__init__.py

from .utils.helper import XYZ

Now can import like this.

>>> from ProjectDir import XYZ
>>> 
>>> obj = XYZ('Kent')
>>> obj.name
'Kent'

As mention do not use Python 2.7 anymore
Also for Python 2.7 so most have __init__.py blank,in all folder for it to be a package.