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| Date | 2014-10-16 18:28 -0400 |
| Subject | Re: Import Doesn't Import |
| From | Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.14936.1413498515.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> wrote: > On 10/15/2014 5:40 PM, ryguy7272 wrote: >> >> ImportError: No module named 'urllib2' >> I'm telling Python to import because it doesn't exist and it throws an >> error. I don't get it; I just don't get it. If I'm working with R, I can >> import thousands of libraries with no errors whatsoever. With Python, I >> just get thousands of errors with nothing working whatsoever. I totally >> don't understand this language. Import means import. Right. WTF!!!!! > > > So, maybe Import doesn't mean import -- perhaps you expect import to > retrieve content from the web and make it importable(1). That's not what > python's import does. Python's version looks for a local module to import. > > I'd suggest starting with the tutorial. > > Emile > > > (1) which would imply execution of arbitrary code. > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list requests is a better choice than urllib -- Joel Goldstick http://joelgoldstick.com
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Import Doesn't Import ryguy7272 <ryanshuell@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 17:40 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import ryguy7272 <ryanshuell@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 17:44 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 18:19 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-10-15 22:43 -0400
Re: Import Doesn't Import Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-16 09:01 +0100
Re: Import Doesn't Import Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-10-16 11:54 +1100
Re: Import Doesn't Import Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-10-15 18:12 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2014-10-16 02:13 +0100
Python 3 is the active language, recommended for newcomers (was: Import Doesn't Import) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-10-16 12:35 +1100
Re: Import Doesn't Import Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2014-10-15 18:21 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-10-15 22:11 -0400
Re: Import Doesn't Import Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2014-10-16 14:29 -0700
Re: Import Doesn't Import Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-10-16 18:28 -0400
Re: Import Doesn't Import Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-10-16 23:56 +0100
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