managing sys.path with files is different folders within a project

sys_path_update.py

# Folder paths are
# project-root/
# ├── notebooks/
# │   └── my_notebook.ipynb
# └── sami/
  #   ├── __init__.py  # (recommended)
  #   └── my_module.py

import sys
import os
from pathlib import Path

print(sys.path)
pwd = %pwd
# from notebook import get_timeframes only works with this (? also requires project root?)
# p = str(Path(pwd).parent / "sami")
# if p not in sys.path:
  #  sys.path.insert(0,p)
    
root = str(Path(pwd).parent)
if root not in sys.path:
    sys.path.insert(0,root)
print(sys.path)
    
from sami.notebook import load_data