Why optparse wont import?

[Karlo Lozovina]

If I create a file with only one line:

---
from optparse import OptionParser
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I get this when I try to run it from "DOS" prompt:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "optparse.py", line 1, in ?
from optparse import OptionParser
File "X:\data\other\source\python\population\optparse.p y", line 1, in ?
from optparse import OptionParser
ImportError: cannot import name OptionParser

When I try to do that from Python prompt everything works fine. What's the
problem?

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[Jorge Godoy]

Karlo Lozovina <_karlo_@_mosor.net_> writes:

If I create a file with only one line:

---
from optparse import OptionParser
---

I get this when I try to run it from "DOS" prompt:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "optparse.py", line 1, in ?
from optparse import OptionParser
File "X:\data\other\source\python\population\optparse.p y", line 1, in ?
from optparse import OptionParser
ImportError: cannot import name OptionParser

When I try to do that from Python prompt everything works fine. What's the
problem?

Rename your file to something other than optparse.py...

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[Karlo Lozovina]

Jorge Godoy <go***@ieee.org> wrote in news:87************@ieee.org:

Rename your file to something other than optparse.py...

Oh my :(... I'm so ashamed :).

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[Steve Holden]

Karlo Lozovina wrote:

Jorge Godoy <go***@ieee.org> wrote in news:87************@ieee.org:

Rename your file to something other than optparse.py...

Oh my :(... I'm so ashamed :).

Don't worry. If this list had a FAQ, that would be on it. You are by no
means the first ...

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Steve
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