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user1050619
user1050619

Reputation: 20856

Python calling a module

Im trying to call module but some reason its giving me error. The data.py contains a list of items and in the main.py Im trying to iterate and print over the items.but I get the below error.

Error

Import error: No module named Basics

Both data.py & main.py are located in c:/python27/basics/

data.py

bob={'name':'bobs mith','age':42,'salary':5000,'job':'software'}
sue={'name':'sue more','age':30,'salary':3000,'job':'hardware'}
people=[bob,sue]

main.py

from Basics import data

if __name__ == '__main__':
    for key in people:
        print(key, '=>\n  ', people[key])

If I just give import data, then I get the below error

Name error:name 'people' is not defined.

Update:

New code:

from Basics import data

if __name__ == '__main__':

    for key in data.people:
        print(key, '=>\n  ', data.people[key])

TypeError:list indices must be integers, not dict

Upvotes: 3

Views: 1580

Answers (3)

Chris Curvey
Chris Curvey

Reputation: 10389

For the second part, the "people" object is a list containing two dictionaries. So you want to do this:

for person in people:
  for key in person:
     print(key, '=>\n  ', person[key])

Upvotes: 1

Nick Craig-Wood
Nick Craig-Wood

Reputation: 54079

Did you make an __init__.py in c:/python27/basics/ ?

Also it is probably good practice to make the case of the import Basics match the case of the directory basics. It doesn't matter on windows I think, but it certainly will under unix.

Upvotes: 1

Jakob Bowyer
Jakob Bowyer

Reputation: 34688

You will need __init__.py in your Basics directory

And

you will need to have that directory in your PYTHON_PATH or sys.path

To use people you need to do either of these.

from Basics.data import people

Or

from Basics import data
print data.people

Upvotes: 5

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