Turtle Module in python does not import

Question

This is my first time using the turtle module in python, but I can not import it?
Here is my code:

from turtle import *

pen1 = Pen()
pen2 = Pen()

pen1.screen.bgcolour("#2928A7") 

and here is the error I get:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python34\Python saves\turtle.py", line 2, in <module>
    from turtle import *
  File "C:\Python34\Python saves\turtle.py", line 5, in <module>
    pen1 = Pen()
NameError: name 'Pen' is not defined

Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

Answer 1

The problem is that you named your program "turtle.py".

So, when Python sees the statement, the from turtle import *
first matching module with the name turtlethat it finds is your program "turtle.py".

In other words, your program basically imports itself, not the turtle's graphics module.

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Here is the code demonstrating this problem.

turtle.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

''' Mock Turtle

    Demonstrate what happens when you give your program the same name
    as a module you want to import.

    See http://stackoverflow.com/q/32180949/4014959

    Written by PM 2Ring 2015.08.24
'''

import turtle

foo = 42
print(turtle.foo)
help(turtle)

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, , ...

turtle.py "":

Help on module turtle:

NAME
    turtle - Mock Turtle

FILE
    /mnt/sda4/PM2Ring/Documents/python/turtle.py

DESCRIPTION
    Demonstrate what happens when you give your program the same name
    as a module you want to import.

    See http://stackoverflow.com/q/32180949/4014959

    Written by PM 2Ring 2015.08.24

DATA
    foo = 42

(END) 

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42

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mockturtle.py :

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./mock_turtle.py", line 16, in <module>
    print(turtle.foo)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'foo'

, , turtle foo.

Answer 2

, , :

pen1 = turtle.Pen()