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Python

Posted by Murphy Robertson
Murphy Robertson
3,646 Points

Monster.py

When trying to follow video 1 in object oriented python, I keep getting a ImportError: No module named 'monster' in the terminal.

My code is: class Monster: hit_points=1 color='yellow' weapon='sword'

Why does it work in the video and not in my terminal?

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

If you're using Workspaces, can you please share a Snapshot so we can see how your project is structured?

1 Answer

Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

make sure you're typing it in the terminal exactly like so:

from monster import Monster

The capitalization is important.

Also, be sure you have the code saved in workspaces prior to trying to import. (Ctrl-S)

Also, be sure you named the file 'monster.py' and not 'Monster.py' :)

Murphy Robertson
Murphy Robertson
3,646 Points

I have made sure I'm doing both and am still getting the same error. Any other suggestions?

Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

No, because the error message you're getting is telling you explicitly that you don't have a module named monster.py :)

Open up a new workspace and try again -- perhaps there's a problem.

Make sure you name it monster.py and be absolutely sure to save the file after you're typed up your class.

If you didn't capitalize the class name, you would have gotten the error ImportError: cannot import name 'monster'

If you didn't type the file name in all lower case, or didn't type from monster for the first part of the import statement, or just didn't save the file, or use a .py extension, then you'd definitely get ImportError: No module named 'WhateverYouNamedTheFile'