Error when importing urllib

Question

When I import urllib.request in python 3, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "urllibExample.py", line 1, in <module>
    import urllib.request
  File "/home/andrew/Python/urllib.py", line 1, in <module>
    import urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'urllib.request'; 'urllib' is not 
a package

I'm not sure why I'm getting this error message since urllib.request is in the standard library. Does anyone know how to fix this?

try `urllib2` maybe? – Reblochon Masque Sep 18 '17 at 01:36 — Reblochon Masque, Sep 18 '17 at 01:36
Which framework and version of python do you have? – N M Sep 18 '17 at 01:38 — N M, Sep 18 '17 at 01:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '17 at 01:40

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You appear to have a file of your own named urllib.py. The import is being attempted from this file instead of the system installed one.

Rename your file.

answered Sep 18 '17 at 01:40

mhawke

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That worked! Thank you. – Andrew Sep 18 '17 at 15:46

Error when importing urllib

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