another problem with modules

[Robert Kern]

On 2/17/11 11:11 AM, Tim Hanson wrote:

> import pypath
> import intersect #the name of a file that contains the above short function.
> intersect('spam','spmmer')
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in<module>
>      intersect('spam','spmmer')
> TypeError: 'module' object is not callable
>>>>
>
> Huh?  Why doesn't this run when imported?  More importantly, how do I
> interpret this error message so that I can find the problem myself next time?

Please read the first section of this page about modules in the tutorial:

   http://docs.python.org/tutorial/modules.html#modules

-- 
Robert Kern

"I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma
  that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had
  an underlying truth."
   -- Umberto Eco