Cannot import a module with Python 3

Question

I am not able to import a module under the simplest of implementations. I have looked at other SO posts and they are much more complicated and hard for me to follow. I imagine this is a Python configuration error but I would like to be sure before I go digging up any libraries or path statements if it is not necessary.

[modone.py]:

import modtwo.py

mod1 = "I am module #1"

print(mod1)

print(mod2)

[modtwo.py]:

mod2 = "I am module #2"

Doesn't get more basic than that... yet this is the output that I receive in the shell:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1521, in _find_and_load_unlocked
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '__path__'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\OTI\Scripts\Python\Script1\modone.py", line 1, in <module>
    import modtwo.py
ImportError: No module named 'modtwo.py'; modtwo is not a package

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-29 16:38:10Z

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Importing is done by specifying the module name, not the module filename; the interpreter will figure out the appropriate filename to use.

import modtwo

answered Oct 29, 2013 at 16:38

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user707650 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-29 16:38:40Z

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Use the following:

import modtwo   # no .py extension

print(modtwo.mod2)    # mod2 is namespaced to its module.

Alternatively, you can do

from modtwo import mod2

print(mod2)

While the second option may be more tempting (shorter when you use mod2 often, it doesn't namespace mod2 and thus could clash with an identically named variable in your modone module.

answered Oct 29, 2013 at 16:38

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SORC_ Over a year ago

Thank you. I could not move on with my lessons until I had this understood.

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