Cannot import urllib.request and urllib.parse

Question

I will be grateful for any help. I use Python 3.4.1 and I try to import urllib.request and urllib.parse. Without success. I always receive:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2218, in _find_and_load_unlocked
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '__path__'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/x/Documents/PROGRAMING and MODELING/Phyton/find cure words/importowanie.py", line 1, in <module>
    import urllib.parse
  File "C:/Users/x/Documents/PROGRAMING and MODELING/Phyton/find cure words\urllib.py", line 1, in <module>
    import urllib.request
ImportError: No module named 'urllib.request'; 'urllib' is not a package

I guess the problem is with importing but I don't know how to go around it

Python 3.4.1 (v3.4.1:c0e311e010fc, May 18 2014, 10:38:22) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. >>> — Legionista, Jun 09 '14 at 06:52
You should look into requests. Much easier t work with than urllib. http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/ — TheHandofTheKing, Jun 09 '14 at 07:05

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 09 '14 at 06:53

Without the actual code, I am guessing based on my past experience with such an error.

I presume you are trying to import urllib.parse in a file called importowanie.py in C:/Users/x/Documents/PROGRAMING and MODELING/Phyton/find cure words. When Python tries to import a module by the name urllib, it first checks in the same folder from where you are trying to import. In your case, it sees that there is a module called urllib in the same folder from where you are trying to import it. It sees inside that module instead of the "real" urllib. As it sees nothing called parse inside your urllib it raises an error. It is because of a file called urllib.py in C:/Users/x/Documents/PROGRAMING and MODELING/Phyton/find cure words.

So a solution would be to rename urllib in the above directory to something else and try again.

So easy so good. It's only pity that I spend hours to figure it out. Thanks a lot Saimadhav Heblikar — Legionista, Jun 09 '14 at 06:59

Noel · Answer 2 · 2016-03-10T03:41:00.723

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I had trouble installing urllib.parse as well. You can manually include the source, which worked for me: https://hg.python.org/cpython/file/3.3/Lib/urllib/parse.py

Go to the source link, copy the source, save it in it's appropriate file name/format, import it and you're good to go.

EDIT: wrong link

edited Mar 10 '16 at 03:41

answered Feb 27 '16 at 22:22

Noel

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Cannot import urllib.request and urllib.parse

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