How to import modules from site-packages when in a different directory?
<p>I made a module and moved it to <code>/root/Downloads/Python-3.5.2/Lib/site-packages</code>.</p>

<p>When I run bash command <code>python3</code> in this folder to start the ide and import the module it works. However if I run <code>python3</code> in any other directory (e.g. <code>/root/Documents/Python</code>) it says</p>

<pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>ImportError: No module named 'exampleModule'
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<p>I was under the impression that Python would automatically search for modules in <code>site-packages</code> regardless of the directory. How can I fix it so that it will work regardless of where I am?</p>