Matt, Thanks for response, I changed my script to hw_hmac.py, but still does not work.
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Python25/hw_script/my_hmac.py", line 1, in <module> import hmac File "C:\Python25\hw_script\hmac.py", line 4, in <module> myhmac = hmac.new("test") AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'new' >>> On Nov 21, 2007 8:35 AM, Matt Nordhoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hailong Wang wrote: > > I have small hmac encryption programm by python, but always complain > > that hmac module does not have attribute new, do I need to install > > anything additinal in my laptop? I am using python 2.5.1 > > > > import hmac > > import md5 > > import sha > > myhmac = hmac.new("test") > > > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "C:\Python25\hw_script\hmac.py", line 1, in <module> > > import hmac > > File "C:\Python25\hw_script\hmac.py", line 4, in <module> > > myhmac = hmac.new("test") > > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'new' > > Your script is called "hmac.py", so it's importing itself. You need to > name it something else. > -- > -- Best regards, Harold(Hailong) Wang
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