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Reputation: 375

Python ImportError: No module named 'convert.py'

I tried searching the site for similar problems, but none seemed to have my exact dilemma.

For a tutorial book on Python, I wrote a program that converts Celsius temperatures to Fahrenheit. When I run it in the IDLE shell, the program works, but returns an error. Here is the code for the program itself:

#convert.py
#converts Celsius temperatures to Farenheit

        def main():
            celsius = input("Type the temperature in degrees Celsius: ")
            farenheit = ((9/5)* int(celsius)) +  32
            print(farenheit)

    main();

And here's the error.

>>> import convert.py
Type the temperature in degrees Celsius: 59
138.2
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2218, 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 "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
    import convert.py
ImportError: No module named 'convert.py'; 'convert' is not a package

I am using Python 3.4.1.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 8229

Answers (2)

Martijn Pieters
Martijn Pieters

Reputation: 1121554

You need to drop the .py extension; Python imports use just the base name:

import convert

What happens is that Python imported convert, then looks for a nested module named py. That part fails, because convert is not a package and cannot contain another module.

Upvotes: 1

user2555451
user2555451

Reputation:

You do not add the file extension when importing a Python module. You should do:

>>> import convert

This code:

>>> import convert.py

is telling Python to import the nonexistent py module that is located in the convert package.

Here is a reference on importing modules and packages in Python.

Upvotes: 6

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