Solving the invalid name for Python module warning in PyDev

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I encountered the Invalid name for Python module: ...filename (it'll not be analyzed) warning message in PyDev and I tried to resolve it by replacing - in the filename with _ but the warning didn't disappeared.

One of the problems is that in fact this is not a module, it's just a python script, still I get the warning and the warning says nothing about how to solve the issue.

What are the real requirements for filenames (not necessary modules) and where are they specified (PIP)?

How do I solve this problem in PyDev?

The filename. See my answer for what's valid in a module name. — ThiefMaster
– ThiefMaster, Commented Sep 26, 2011 at 8:22

ThiefMaster · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-26 08:21:23Z

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See http://docs.python.org/tutorial/modules.html for information about modules.

To find out what characters are valid, have a look at the syntax of the import statement. It shows you that a module name needs to be a valid identifier which has the following rule:

identifier ::=  (letter|"_") (letter | digit | "_")*

answered Sep 26, 2011 at 8:21

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sorin Over a year ago

In fact, the problem was the usage of "." in the filename, not the "_", marked as solved.

Trevor Boyd Smith Over a year ago

The '-' characters is also not valid in filename.

sanyassh · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-06 13:01:51Z

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I had the similar message and when I checked the script file name, I had a "-" [dash character] in the script name. After I removed the dash character and replaced with " _ " [an under score character], the warning message was gone.

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answered Nov 28, 2017 at 17:57

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proski Over a year ago

It's better to ask a separate question if your question is even slightly different. Please see stackoverflow.com/questions/51030905

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