Pygithub: Python 2.7 Error - ImportError: cannot import name Github

Created on 11 Oct 2016 · 16Comments · Source: PyGithub/PyGithub

import github works but nothing seems to be under github. Using Python 2.7.

pip install PyGithub

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azatelli

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In the directory you are working in, do you have a file called github.py? (or a folder with an __init__.py inside of it?

andrewgross on 12 Oct 2016

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from github import Github is the best way to get started. Check the documentation for some examples of how to use different auth types.

andrewgross on 11 Oct 2016

from github import Github will result in an error stating that MainClass doesn't exist.

10c8 on 12 Oct 2016

Hmm, that is very strange, possible that you have conflicting dependencies? Can you list the results of pip freeze?

andrewgross on 12 Oct 2016

pip freeze:

prettytable==0.7.2

PyGithub==1.29

requests==2.11.1

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Hmm, that is very strange, possible that you have conflicting
dependencies? Can you list the results of pip freeze?

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azatelli on 12 Oct 2016

In the directory you are working in, do you have a file called github.py? (or a folder with an __init__.py inside of it?

andrewgross on 12 Oct 2016

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Yes sir.

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azatelli on 12 Oct 2016

Yes sir, github.py

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Yes sir.

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azatelli on 12 Oct 2016

Yep, that'll do it. Python will try to import from that file first, try changing the name of your local file and it should work.

andrewgross on 12 Oct 2016

Awesome! Thank you. :)

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Yep, that'll do it. Python will try to import from that file first, try
changing the name of your local file and it should work.

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