Python - Attributeerror: 'module' Object Has No Attribute

I'm trying this simple code: import requests print requests.__file__ r = requests.get('https://github.com/timeline.json') It works flawlessly on the command line when I type the l

Solution 1:

Edit After reading the stacktrace again, you can see that urllib3 tries to import something from the http module. Your file is called http.py and is thus imported instead of the expected one.

The actual error happens because of the circular nature of the import. Since requests hasn't finished importing completely yet. The get function in requests isn't defined yet when the http import reaches import requests again.

Note: You will also want to always guard your entry point with the if __name__ == '__main__' construct. This will often avoid nasty errors for unsuspecting future developers (including yourself).