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Python

Posted by Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
1,151 Points

Problems running scripts that require using the random library.

I receive the following error when I try to run any script that imports the random library:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "domsrandom.py", line 1, in <module>
import random
File "/home/treehouse/workspace/random.py", line 9, in <module>
word = random.choice(words)
AttributeError: module 'random' has no attribute 'choice'

I've run the scripts in other python shells and they've worked correctly. I've also had coworkers run my scripts in their Treehouse accounts and no one else is thrown this error. Can someone please help me figure out what is going on?

2 Answers

Jesse Pavlis
Jesse Pavlis
18,088 Points
Jesse Pavlis
Jesse Pavlis
18,088 Points

Hey Elizabeth,

It looks like you have a file named random.py in your working directory. If that is the case when you run import random it's importing your file, instead of the random library. Can you try renaming your file to something other than random.py.

Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
1,151 Points
Elizabeth Ryan
Elizabeth Ryan
1,151 Points

Thank you! Such an easy fix :)