from urllib2 import request - cannot import name request

Question

So i am trying to write a program and i need the module named requests for this, since i am using python version 2.7.9.

i thought using the code:

from urllib2 import request

would do the job. Yet i get the following Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python27\NLTKHoofdstuk3.py", line 5, in <module>
    from urllib2 import request
ImportError: cannot import name request

I don't get it because i have urllib2 fully working on Python and the module request should be in the module urllib2 (i also don't get an Error when i type "import urllib2")

So does anyone know why my module request is not working but my module urllib2 is

Solution 1

Try using

from urllib2 import Request

instead of

from urllib2 import request

Check the official documentation

Solution 2

Using

import urllib;

and then

urllib.urllopen();

For Python 2.7 you do not need import request.

Solution 3

try using:

import urllib2

and use urllib2 to instead of urllib.request

looking at the document https://docs.python.org/2/library/urllib2.html#urllib2.urlopen may help more.

Solution 4

I am using Python 2.7 and encountered the same problem. I was able to solve it after using urllib3 instead of urllib or urllib2.

Here's an example screenshot of using urllib3 working in Python 2.7: jupyter_Screenshot_for_urllib3

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Comments

[Niels Gorsel]

I still get the same Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module> from urllib import Request ImportError: cannot import name Request

[Ajay]

@NielsGorsel it's R in Request and urllib2