AttributeError: module object has no attribute

[Nikhil]

Peter Otten wrote:
> Nikhil wrote:
> 
>> I have recently written a small module. When I import the module, I
>> always get the error
>>
>>
>> only when I do
>>
>>  >>> from local.my.module import *
>>
>> --
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
>> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '/xyz/py/file'
>> ---
>>
>>
>> but when I do the below, I do not get any error.
>>
>> --
>>  >> import local.my.module
>>  >>
>> --
>>
>> Any ideas on what could be wrong?
> 
> Are you abusing the __all__ attribute?
> 
> $ cat tmp.py
> __all__ = ['/xyz/py/file']
> 
> $ python -c "from tmp import *"
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
> AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute '/xyz/py/file'
> 
> Peter

Hi Peter,

Yes, I am. Is there any reason not to?

basically, since this is implemented in the module, I have to export it 
since the caller to the function in the module is responsible for 
ensuring he has enough proper permissions to read the file.

Thanks,
Nikhil