Python and XML
Lee Harr
missive at frontiernet.net
Sun Aug 3 18:26:33 EDT 2003
In article <bgjh22$gun$1 at news-reader3.wanadoo.fr>, Matthieu M. wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I want to make an application that needs to parse an xml file, but I
> always have weird errors, I've got Python 2.3
>
> Here's the beginning of my prog:
>
> from xml.dom import pulldom
>
> and here's python's answer:
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "xml.py", line 1, in ?
> from xml.dom import pulldom
> File "C:\progs\xml.py", line 1, in ?
> from xml.dom import pulldom
> ImportError: No module named dom
>
> When I look in my Python folder I see .py files in xml/dom...
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
I think the problem is that your program is called xml.py
so, when you say:
from xml import ....
it is trying to import from YOUR PROGRAM instead of the standard lib.
Try renaming your program.
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