jjlofaro wrote: > Hi > > I'm just getting myself going again on Python and would appreciate any > help. > > My install of Python seems to have some difficulty loading and using > the time module in a script. Strange thing is that if I start another > instance of Python I can type in my program manually/interactively and > it works. > > The version of Python I am using is... > * > Python 2.5.1 (r251:54863, Mar 7 2008, 04:10:12) > [GCC 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)] on linux2* > > Installed on a Ubuntu 7.10 workstation. > > Here's my little program.... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ more < time.py > > import time > * Right there is the problem. Your program, named time.py, is hiding the Python supplied module. So that import of time is finding and re-importing itself. Rename your script to something that won't shadow a Python library module.
Gary Herron > *print time.time()* > > And this is what happens when I run it.... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ python time.py > > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "time.py", line 1, in <module> > import time > File "/home/jeff/tmp/time.py", line 2, in <module> > print time.time() > TypeError: 'module' object is not callable > Error in sys.excepthook: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport_python_hook.py", line > 38, in apport_excepthook > from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged > File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport/__init__.py", line 1, > in <module> > from apport.report import Report > File "/var/lib/python-support/python2.5/apport/report.py", line 14, > in <module> > import subprocess, tempfile, os.path, urllib, re, pwd, grp, os, sys > File "/usr/lib/python2.5/urllib.py", line 28, in <module> > import time > File "/home/jeff/tmp/time.py", line 2, in <module> > print time.time() > TypeError: 'module' object is not callable > > Original exception was: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "time.py", line 1, in <module> > import time > File "/home/jeff/tmp/time.py", line 2, in <module> > print time.time() > TypeError: 'module' object is not callable > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/tmp$ * > > Any hints or tips appreciated. > Jeff. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
