ImportError: cannot import name

Question

I got a library called google-translate-python. https://github.com/terryyin/google-translate-python

Basically, I copied/pasted the translate.py file to my python27/lib directory. I imported it like so:

from translate import Translator

And I put in something like this:

theTranslate = Translator(to_lang="sp")
translation = theTranslate.translate("hello")

And I'm using pycharm btw so I haven't gotten any errors, it is saying the methods are there and everything.

However, I get the error: ImportError: cannot import name Translator

Did I import the library wrong? that's all I can think of. Because the methods are there and running.

Solution

I figured it out... the library I was trying to import had the same name as my actual python file. So my python file was called translate.py and my library I was trying to import was called translate. I don't know how to differentiate it.. but changing the name of my python file fixed it. wow.. that took about 3 hours to realize.

Comments

[SiHa]

From the github page you linked: Installation: pip install translate.

[king]

yeah i cant get pip to work at all, i just copied and pasted it, is it not enough?

[king]

well i copied it patsed to the python library directory and it is accepting it, it doesnt show a red line or anything. even when i access it, it is finding the class and showing the methods to it, it doesnt make sense why it is giving the error

[webapp]

Try doing the package installation through the Project Interpreter, I think it has to do with visibility to the methods available in that class

[webapp]

Goto Settings>Project Interpreter> There you will see the libraries installed....click the + button which will take you to the list of available libraries and just type Translate...this will show you the package and its description. FYI...if using MAC settings is under Preferences

[mfitzp]

@simon Do you have a file named "translate.py" in the same folder you are running your script? ie. is one of the files you've created named that.

[mfitzp]

You can do import translate; print translate.__file__ to see which file is being imported.

[king]

my library was called the same thing as my python program lol :(

[king]

yes htat was the problem.. i figured it out earlier right before yo usaid that... same file name as library

[mfitzp]

@simon It happens to us all don't worry ;)

[webapp]

Im glad you figured it out...it happens:)

[DyingIsFun]

I committed the same error with PyDictionary. The python file must be different from the library name!