AttributeError with 'time' module

[Jason Friedland]

Jason Friedland wrote:
> Hi there
> 
> I'm just starting out on Python so forgive me if this is a silly question.
> 
> I am attempting to make use of the time module (RH 7.3, Python 2.2.2) 
> and keep receiving the following error:
> 
> ----------------------
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'strftime'
> ----------------------
> 
> Upon running the script below:
> 
> ----------------------
> import time
> 
> def writeLogFile(message, file_name):
>     file_date = time.strftime('%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S', \
>     time.localtime(time.time()))
>     file_text = " - " + message
> 
>     try:
>         file = open(file_name, "a")
>     except:
>     print "Couldn't append to file!"
>         sys.exit()
> 
>     file.write(file_date)
>     file.write(file_text)
>     file.write("\n")
>     file.close()
> ----------------------
> 
> I have checked out the time module info at 
> http://www.python.org/doc/2.2.2/lib/module-time.html but this appears to 
>  be the correct usage.
> 
> Is there something I'm missing here?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Jason Friedland
> 

OK got it - there was a file named time.py in the same directory as the 
script I was trying to run.

Tsk tsk... schoolboy error.

Jason Friedland