Load settings file from parent directory

Question

I'm trying to load a settings file from a parent directory in Python 3.5 like so:

# src/data/get_raw_data.py
import sys
import os
sys.path.append('../')
from settings import config

The settings file looks like this:

# src/settings.py
from os.path import join, dirname, os
from dotenv import load_dotenv

dotenv_path = join(dirname(__file__), '../.env')
load_dotenv(dotenv_path)

class ParamConfig:
    """Config variables for the project"""
    def __init__(self):
        self.kaggle_username = os.environ.get("KAGGLE_USERNAME")
        self.kaggle_password = os.environ.get("KAGGLE_PASSWORD")

config = ParamConfig()

I'm getting an import error when i try to run the file using this in my console: python src/data/get_raw_data.py

Its telling me that it cannot find a module with name settings. Why can't i find the settings module? How should i do this import?