Tweepy: ImportError: cannot import name Random
I'm using Tweepy to send some messages to Twitter. I'm getting a long traceback from the API. The traceback settles at:
ImportError: cannot import name Random
I used Pip to install the latest version of Tweepy:
Name: tweepy
Version: 2.3.0
Location: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages
Requires:
When I call
import tweepy
I get this traceback:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/dromard/Projects/Drop Playlist/drop.py", line 4, in <module>
import tweepy
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tweepy/__init__.py", line 14, in <module>
from tweepy.api import API
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tweepy/api.py", line 8, in <module>
from tweepy.binder import bind_api
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tweepy/binder.py", line 5, in <module>
import httplib
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/httplib.py", line 79, in <module>
import mimetools
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/mimetools.py", line 6, in <module>
import tempfile
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/tempfile.py", line 35, in <module>
from random import Random as _Random
ImportError: cannot import name Random
Process finished with exit code 1
I'm working in PyCharm and confirmed the site package and Python paths are correct in settings. I manually checked in console that the paths are correct, and there are no duplicate locations.
I haven't made any changes to Tweepy. I let Pip install it where it is, as it is. Permissions look correct:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel
If I check Python in console:
- I get the same traceback
- When I run the individual imports, they all execute without error
It all fails out at the random call. I think random is part of Python's core packages, and not part of Tweepy.
I handed this script off to a co-worker, who then used Pip to install tweepy and hit the same traceback. Makes me think Pip might be contributing.
I'm relatively new to Python (programming in general). I looked through other 'import error' articles, but didn't find this specific issue. Any help is appreciated.
Answer
I figured this out. I had created a python file called 'random.py' during the course of experimenting with a random number generating script. My 'import random' call was grabbing this file, which lacked the library Random. It essentially created a conflict with the proper 'random.'