Code behaves different in IDLE and in py script - ghost.py

Question

from ghost import Ghost

running it from IDLE works; but if I run a py file with only this line of code it get this error.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Teo1\Desktop\sub\ghost.py", line 1, in <module>
    from ghost import Ghost
  File "C:\Users\Teo1\Desktop\sub\ghost.py", line 1, in <module>
    from ghost import Ghost
ImportError: cannot import name Ghost

It may seem a stupid question, but what it's so simple that I can't find my error.

I'm using ghost.py with PySide, both installed with pip.

Change the name of your script. Having a script with the same name as a module you are trying to import doesn't going to work. — DeepSpace, Jul 08 '17 at 13:19
@DeepSpace Post your answer as an answer so the OP can accept it. :) — Bonifacio2, Jul 08 '17 at 13:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 21 '17 at 20:33

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Your program is trying to import itself, since the first module ghost it finds is your ghost.py.

Renaming your program will fix this problem.

answered Dec 21 '17 at 20:33

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