[Tutor] Weird import problem with PythonIDE on Mac (was 'import problem')

[Kent Johnson]

Is it possible that the script is not running as __main__? Add
print __name__
to the script and see what it says...

Kent

Chris Smith wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, Apr 19, 2005, Lee Cullens wrote:
> 
>> I assume you mean PythonIDE for Python 2.3 (I usually use 2.4 and 
>> WingIDE).  Here it is (indents screwed up with var font):
>>
>> HTH,
>> Lee C
>>
>>> import timeit
>>> def y1():
>>>     print ’y1 executed’
>>> def y2():
>>>     print ’y2 executed’
>>> for f in [y1,y2]:
>>>     name = f.__name__
>>>     print name; f()
>>>     t=timeit.Timer(’%s()’ % name, ’from __main__ import %s’ % name)
>>>     print t.timeit(1)
> 
> 
> I wrote this yesterday....
> ------------------
> Well, how bizarre! Now I run the code again (after having restarted the 
> PythonIDE) and now I can't get it to NOT work.  And it previously had 
> not run for many tries.
> 
> I don't suppose this is some sort of quantum effect ;-)
> 
> Oh well, I'll keep my eyes open to see if this happens again.
> ------------------
> 
> And now today, the problem is back again :-(  What's going on? Here is a 
> smaller code:
> 
> ###
> def y1():
>     print 'y1 executed'
> for f in [y1]:
>     name = f.__name__
>     f()
>     s1 = '%s()' % name
>     s2 = 'from __main__ import %s' % name
>     t=timeit.Timer(s1, s2)
>     print t.timeit(1)
> ###
> 
> Here is the full report from the traceback window {it's great to be able 
> to cut and paste from that window, thanks Just}
> 
> '''
> ImportError: cannot import name y1
> 
> Traceback (innermost last)
> 
> File "<Untitled Script 1>", line 10, in ?
> File "timeit.py", line 158, in timeit
>       return self.inner(it, self.timer)
> File "<timeit-src>", line 3, in inner
> '''
> 
> ** If I click on the edit button it says that <timeit-src> cannot be 
> found. Is this an error to pay attention to or is that an unrelated 
> problem of trying to browse a (perhaps compiled) source file?
> 
> 
> Here is what I've tried to reproduce the problem:
> 
> 1) I have restarted the system (10.2.8) and run nothing but this script 
> and still get the error.
> 2) removed my PythonStartup and sitecustomize.py codes after quitting; 
> problem still persists
> 3) re-installed MacPython 2.3.3 after moving the old version's macPython 
> 2.3.3 folder to the desktop
> 4) I have tried running the script in the add with and without the "run 
> as __main__" option.
> 
> I DO NOT have the error show up when I run the script through the 
> Terminal (i.e. %python timeitproblem.py).
> 
> I also DO NOT have the problem if I run the script with PyOXIDE.
> 
> As noted yesterday, there are some unknown steps that make the problem 
> go away, though I do not know what these are yet.
> 
> Does anyone else have any insights?
> 
> /c
> 
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