Module has no attribute error in python3

Question

contents of io.py

class IO:
    def __init__(self):
        self.ParsingFile = '../list'

    def Parser(self):
        f = open(ParsingFile, 'r')
        print(f.read())

contents of main.py

import sys
sys.path.insert(0, "lib/")

try:
    import io
except Exception:
    print("Could not import one or more libraries.")
    exit(1)

print("Libraries imported")
_io_ = io.IO()

When I run python3 main.py I get the following error:

Libraries imported
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 11, in <module>
    _io_ = io.IO()
AttributeError: module 'io' has no attribute 'IO'

Any idea what's going wrong?

theprogrammer · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-25 19:07:55Z

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My file was called io. It seems that there already exists a package called io which caused the confusion.

answered Feb 25, 2017 at 19:07

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The4thIceman Over a year ago

ah, that makes sense

mshrbkv · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-25 19:14:49Z

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Your package name (io) conflicts with the Python library's package with the same name, so you actually import a system package.

You can check this by printing io.__all__.

Changing io.py to something else is probably the best way to go to avoid similar problems. Otherwise, you can use an absolute path.

answered Feb 25, 2017 at 19:14

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 11:46:07Z

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try

from io import IO

That worked for me when trying to import classes from another file

this has more information:

Python module import - why are components only available when explicitly imported?

edited May 23, 2017 at 11:46

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