AttributeError with 'time' module

[Jason Friedland]

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:

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AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'strftime'
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Upon running the script below:

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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()
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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