[Tutor] sqlite3 import problem

[Mark Lawrence]

On 03/01/2014 10:36, Alan Gauld wrote:
> On 03/01/14 02:17, Matthew Ngaha wrote:
>> im having problems importing sqlite3 on ubuntu python3.
>>
>>    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.3/sqlite3/__init__.py", line 23, in
>> <module>
>>      from sqlite3.dbapi2 import *
>>    File "/usr/local/lib/python3.3/sqlite3/dbapi2.py", line 26, in
>> <module>
>>      from _sqlite3 import *
>> ImportError: No module named '_sqlite3'
>
> As a matter of interest why do you have the underscore in front of
> sqlite3? Is that deliberate?
>
> I normally import it with just
>
> import sqlite3
> or
> from sqlite3 import ...
>

You surprise me Alan, this is an oft used idiom in Python.  A typical 
example would be having a fast C module but if this can't be imported 
fall back to a Python implementation.

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Mark Lawrence