What's wrong with my python? I can't use string

[Frank Potter]

On Feb 10, 3:20 pm, Chris Rebert <c... at rebertia.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Frank Potter <could.... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have a xxx.py which has code as below:
>
> > import string
>
> > print dir(string)
> > print string.printable
>
> > when I run it, I got the strange error:
>
> > "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"gbk\"?>\n"
> > "<root>\n"
> > "<result>##result##</result>\n"
> > "<msg>##msg##</msg>\n"
> > "<pass_no>##pass_no##</pass_no>\n"
> > "<pot_num>##pot_num##</pot_num>\n"
> > "<pots_mashed>##pots_mashed##</pots_mashed>\n"
> > "<yb_used>##yb_used##</yb_used>\n"
> > "<right>##right##</right>\n"
> > "</root>\n"
> > ['__builtins__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__name__', 'str']
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >  File "del2.py", line 4, in ?
> >    print string.printable
> > AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'printable'
>
> > It seems that I did not import the right string module I want. Can
> > someone give me a clue, please?
>
> Sounds like the wrong `string` module is being imported. What's the
> output of `print string.__file__`?
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
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Thank you so much ~
I got it.
I have a string.py in the same directory:(
and when I output string.__file__ as you told me, I know it.