AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'sleep'

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I am getting AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'sleep' as specified in the title of this question and I cannot figure out why it is throwing that error message.

Countdown Timer.py

import time, datetime

Year = 2020
Month = 12
Day = 24
Hour = 23
Minute = 18
Second = 50

while True:
    Datetime = datetime.datetime(Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second)
    diff = Datetime - datetime.datetime.now()
    diff = str(diff)

    days, not_useful, time = diff.split()

    Day1 = days + " " + "Day" # Day

    print(Day1)

    time.sleep(1)

try adding print(time) in line 2 and line 14. recognizing any difference ;-) ? — LittleByBlue
– LittleByBlue, Commented Dec 29, 2015 at 11:21

DainDwarf · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-29 07:34:07Z

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That's because you locally erased the variable time that contained the module with a string. Here is a correct code:

import time, datetime

Year = 2020
Month = 12
Day = 24
Hour = 23
Minute = 18
Second = 50

while True:
    Datetime = datetime.datetime(Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second)
    diff = Datetime - datetime.datetime.now()
    diff = str(diff)

    days, not_useful, time_str = diff.split()

    Day1 = days + " " + "Day" # Day

    print(Day1)

    time.sleep(1)

answered Dec 29, 2015 at 7:34

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Eyal Ch · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-29 07:34:12Z

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days, not_useful, time = diff.split()

here you will have 'time' as string. change verb name...

answered Dec 29, 2015 at 7:34

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craigcaulfield · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-26 05:38:04Z

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It's because you are using Time as a variable in your code:

time = diff.split()

and the above line is locally overwriting the variable timein the time-module.

Try using a different variable:

time_1 = diff.split()

edited Oct 26, 2018 at 5:38

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answered Oct 26, 2018 at 2:17

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Alex Lowe Over a year ago

You said the same thing that was said as the accepted answer. That's the reason I downvoted your answer. I am well aware that you are a new contributor to the site, which is great! Just for future reference make sure that you just don't copy what's said in an answer already (especially when it's an accepted one) unless you can build upon something that someone already said. Happy answering :-)

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