Error when using import randint in python

Question

File "ex43.py", line 2, in <module>
    from random import randint
ImportError: cannot import name randint

Any suggestions for the randint error? I tried reinstalling python, with no luck.

import random; print(random.__file__) - what does it print? — vaultah
– vaultah, Commented Aug 16, 2015 at 19:23

itzMEonTV · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-16 19:38:29Z

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Check any random.py or random.pyc file(which will override python random) in the current folder where ex43.py resides.If there, delete or rename that files.Also check import by

>>>import random
>>>print(random.__file__)

Check it is importing from packages

edited Aug 16, 2015 at 19:38

answered Aug 16, 2015 at 19:25

itzMEonTV

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4 Comments

Matthew Over a year ago

I am still very new and not understanding all this, I do have a random.py and random.pyc in the folder. Not sure what I would do to check these. There is no randint file in their though.

Matthew Over a year ago

When I run that, after deleting the random.py and random.pyc, I end up with this.

Matthew Over a year ago

Traceback (most recent call last): File "testing1.py", line 1, in <module> import random File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/random.py", line 45, in <module> from math import log as _log, exp as _exp, pi as _pi, e as _e, ceil as _ceil ImportError: cannot import name log

itzMEonTV Over a year ago

:).so delete or rename math.py and math.pyc as you did for random.py in current directory

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