[albert003]

I'm at the beginning of the lesson and I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I made a file and put a function in it called mystuff. I am using windows powershell.

# this goes in mystuff.py
def apple():
    print "I AM APPLES!"

I made a second file called apple.py and keyed in the following:

import mystuff
mystuff.apple()

When I try and run it I get the following error message.
File "exapple.py, line 1, in <module>
import mystuff
Import Error: No module named mystuff.

[astonecipher]

Two questions then.

1. Is the import file actually named "mystuff.py"?
2. Are both files in the same location?

[albert003]

Yes the file is saved in mystuff.py and both are saved in the same location. The only reason I can think it cannot find it is because back in lesson #0 we were suppose to make a directory called mystuff.

[astonecipher]

Granted I am running this from IDLE, but the powershell shouldn't make the difference.

what is the directory structure?



Notice the file paths for these files and the output.

[astonecipher]

You said your second file was apple.py, but the error says, exapple.py


Are you running the right file?

[baavgai]

Hmm... never thought to doing Python working in PowerShell. However, just for fun:

Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

PS baavgai> Set-Content mystuff.py

cmdlet Set-Content at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Value[0]: def apple():
Value[1]:     print("I AM APPLES!")
Value[2]:
PS baavgai> cat .\mystuff.py
def apple():
    print("I AM APPLES!")
PS baavgai> python
Python 3.4.2 (v3.4.2:ab2c023a9432, Oct  6 2014, 22:16:31) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import mystuff
>>> mystuff.apple()
I AM APPLES!
>>> ^Z

PS baavgai>

Seems to work.

Hope this helps.

[albert003]

astonecipher, on 06 October 2015 - 07:39 PM, said:

Granted I am running this from IDLE, but the powershell shouldn't make the difference.

what is the directory structure?

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Notice the file paths for these files and the output.

Python 2.7.8 (default, Jun 30 2014, 16:08:48) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> ================================ RESTART ================================
>>>

astonecipher, on 06 October 2015 - 07:51 PM, said:

You said your second file was apple.py, but the error says, exapple.py


Are you running the right file?

I made the function and saved it in exmystuff.py.

I figured it out. I foolishly saved it in a file exmystuff.py when I should've just saved it in a file called mystuff.py.
It was my over sight. Thank you for your help.