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Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

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On Thursday, August 11, 2011 8:22:20 PM UTC-4, MRAB wrote:
> On 11/08/2011 23:43, Forafo San wrote:
> > I wrote a class, Univariate, that resides in a directory that is in my PYTHONPATH. I'm able to import that class into a *.py file. However when I try to instantiate an object with that class like:
> >
> > x = Univariate(a)             # a is a list that is expected by the Univariate class
> >
> > python raises the TypeError: 'module' object is not callable.  If I embed the code of the Univariate class in my *.py file, there is no problem.  Also, when the class is imported and I do a
> >
> > print dir(Univariate)
> >
> > it does not print all the methods that are in the class, while if the class code appears in my *.py file, all the methods are available and a list with the correct methods are printed.
> >
> > What gives?
> >
> I think you mat be confusing the class with the module.
> 
> When you write:
> 
>      import Univariate
> 
> you're importing the module.
> 
> If the module is called "Univariate" and the class within the module is
> called "Univariate" then you should either write:
> 
>      import Univariate
>      x = Univariate.Univariate(a) # the class Univariate in the module 
> Univariate
> 
> or:
> 
>      from Univariate import Univariate
>      x = Univariate(a)
> 
> Incidentally, it's recommended that module names use lowercase, so that
> would be:
> 
>      import univariate
>      x = univariate.Univariate(a)
> 
> or:
> 
>      from univariate import Univariate

Thank you all for your replies. When I do a

from Univariate import Univariate

the TypeError disappears and everything is fine.  Clearly this was an error that a newbie such as myself is likely to make because of little experience with Python. However, this isn't something I'm likely to forget.

I will also adopt the style recommendations.  Thanks, again.

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TypeError: 'module' object is not callable Forafo San <ppv.grps@gmail.com> - 2011-08-11 15:43 -0700
  Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2011-08-11 23:39 +0000
  Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2011-08-11 20:15 -0400
  Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-08-12 01:22 +0100
    Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable Forafo San <ppv.grps@gmail.com> - 2011-08-11 17:56 -0700
    Re: TypeError: 'module' object is not callable Forafo San <ppv.grps@gmail.com> - 2011-08-11 17:56 -0700

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