Python import no module

Question

Another user successfully imports xml. When I try to import xml, Python can't find the module. Why is that?

My traceback:

>>> import xml
Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 File "xml.py", line 13, in <module>
 from xml.etree import ElementTree as ET
ImportError: No module named etree

This is on Linux.

Answer 1

You have a local module named xml.py; this masks the built-in package.

You'll have to rename that package; it is importing itself otherwise.