"Right, because the name "datetime" points to the class datetime in the module datetime. The class, unlike the module, has no "datetime" attribute."
Ok, how do I unpoint/repoint a "datetime" to let the two locations work? "Apologies if you already knew this. I wasn't sure." Absolutely did not know any of this. Libraries are a slow learning process for me.... Footnote Patient in the hospital: "What happens after I die?" Doctor: "We clean up the bed and bring in a new patient." -----Original Message----- From: Python-list <python-list-bounces+gronicus=sga.ni...@python.org> On Behalf Of Peter Pearson Sent: Friday, November 6, 2020 10:36 AM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Is there a conflict of libraries here? On Fri, 6 Nov 2020 02:25:25 -0500, Steve <Gronicus@SGA.Ninja> wrote: > In my program, I have the following lines of code: > import random > import re > import time > import datetime At this point, the name "datetime" points to a module. > from datetime import timedelta > from time import gmtime, strftime > import winsound as ws > import sys > [snip] > > from datetime import datetime By that, you have reassigned the name "datetime" to point to a class defined in the datetime module. [snip] > > AttributeError: type object 'datetime.datetime' has no attribute > 'datetime' Right, because the name "datetime" points to the class datetime in the module datetime. The class, unlike the module, has no "datetime" attribute. Apologies if you already knew this. I wasn't sure. -- To email me, substitute nowhere->runbox, invalid->com. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
