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Python Object-Oriented Python Dice Roller Comparing and Combining Dice

Posted by Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points

Can't get to the correct directory for Die D6 classes

I keep getting an error message when I try to get to the yatzy directory in the python shell.

"/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/bin/python: can't find 'main' module in 'yatzy/pycache/'"

Can anyone help with this?

Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 49,610 Points

Could you provide a few more details so I can try to help? Here they are.

  1. Is this in Workspaces?
  2. What commands are you using to "try to get to the yatzy directory"?
  3. What command are you typing to run the script?

2 Answers

Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points
Mohammad Aslam
Mohammad Aslam
6,053 Points

Yes, its in workspaces.

Im using this command "python yatzy/pycache/" after which I get the message "/usr/local/pyenv/versions/3.5.0/bin/python: can't find 'main' module in 'yatzy/pycache/' "

If I go into python shell directly, here are the commands and error messages I have gotten:

from yatzy/pychache/dice import D6
File "<stdin>", line 1
from yatzy/pychache/dice import D6
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
from dice import D6
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'dice'

Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
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Chris Howell
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Hey Mohammad Aslam

So even though __pycache__ can be a folder that is generated when your script is run. This is usually not a folder you worry about trying to import your code from. The code inside there is byte code, no longer really Python.

There should be a file called dice.py in that folder. This means from your python shell you can treat the yatzy and dice as a module to import from.

So instead of from yatzy/pycache/dice try removing the pycache. Also use . as the separator.

It would look something like this from yatzy.dice import D6, then you have access to D6 inside your shell so you could create instances like dice_6 = D6()

Let me know if that helps with your problem!