Error while importing MongoClient from pymongo module

Question

I am trying to import MongoClient class from the pymongo module and getting the below error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pymongo.py", line 3, in <module>
    import pymongo
  File "C:\Users\Iqbal\Desktop\pymongo.py", line 5, in <module>
    client = pymongo.MongoClient()
AttributeError: partially initialized module 'pymongo' has no attribute 'MongoClient' (most likely due to a circular import)

I have installed latest version of pymongo, which is 3.10.1

import requests
import pymongo

client = pymongo.MongoClient()

What other messages are there? – D. SM May 27 '20 at 15:51 — D. SM, May 27 '20 at 15:51

Vishal Kamlapure · Accepted Answer · 2020-05-27T17:34:28.600

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I think you named your file same as module name i.e, pymongo.py. Change it to something else and that should work for you.

Also delete the pymongo.pyc file if one was created next to it.

edited May 27 '20 at 17:34

answered May 27 '20 at 15:35

Vishal Kamlapure

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Yes, my file name was pymongo.py and I renamed it now. Thanks :-) – Iqbal honnur May 29 '20 at 10:52
My project name was "pymongo" i changed..and it worked – Muhammad Hashir Anwaar May 24 '22 at 08:10
My file name was also 'pymongo' and it works as you guide. Thanks. – Johan Leo Nov 13 '22 at 13:34

Error while importing MongoClient from pymongo module

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