Python3 error : AttributeError: module 'urllib' has no attribute 'request'

Question

I am trying to run a script in python3 (tried with 3.7.4 and 3.8.0) which uses urllib.request and urllib.error.

I tried importing in the following ways:

import urllib

and

from urllib import request

but in both the above cases I get error:

AttributeError: module 'urllib' has no attribute 'request'

I haven't installed anything related to urllib as it comes with python3

Please suggest how should this be imported, thanks!

(a) Are you entirely sure you're using Python 3? (b) Do you have a file called urllib.py? — Chris
– Chris, Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 17:43
(a) yes (b) no , import urllib.request worked for me, thanks! — OutOfMind
– OutOfMind, Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 17:44
"import urllib.request worked for me"—that seems unlikely considering the error you were getting. Voting to close as "not reproducible". — Chris
– Chris, Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 17:45

OutOfMind · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-25 17:43:20Z

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Worked with following import:

import urllib.request

answered Nov 25, 2021 at 17:43

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Ramesh Raghavan · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-25 17:54:46Z

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Since urllib is a folder and request is a file inside urllib, you should use:

import urllib.request as request

answered Nov 25, 2021 at 17:54

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