[BUG] dash doesn't get imported when a file named "org.py", "dash.py", or "test.py" with specific content is present in the current directory // "AttributeError: module 'dash' has no attribute 'Dash'" #1143
Description
Describe your context
dash (1.9.1)
dash-core-components (1.8.1)
dash-html-components (1.0.2)
dash-renderer (1.2.4)
dash-table (4.6.1)
Describe the bug
If a file named org.py is present in the current directory with the following content:
import dash_core_components as dcc
then dash doesn't import and I get the following message:
>>> import dash
Dash was not successfully imported. Make sure you don't have a file named
'dash.py' in your current directory.
Expected behavior
dash should import without any error.
Additional info
- The org.py is never imported
- If I rename the file to a different name dash get imported without any problem.
- The problem is shown also with ``import dash_html_components as html```
- The problem is shown either on Windows and in Linux
- Tested with python3.4, python3.6, python3.8
Steps to replicate the problem on Linux
$ mkdir mytest
$ cd mytest
$ echo "import dash_core_components as dcc" > org.py
$ python3 -m venv venv
$ . venv/bin/activate
(venv) $ pip install dash
(venv) $ python
Python 3.4.6 (default, Mar 01 2017, 16:52:22) [GCC] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import dash
Dash was not successfully imported. Make sure you don't have a file named
'dash.py' in your current directory.
(venv) $
if I rename the file the import works:
(venv) $ mv org.py othername.py
(venv) $ python
Python 3.4.6 (default, Mar 01 2017, 16:52:22) [GCC] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import dash
>>>
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