module has no object Shodan

[wandeg]

In the implementation of the basic search example, using shodan.Shodan(SHODAN_API_KEY) throws an error.
I think it should be shodan.WebAPI(SHODAN_API_KEY)

[achillean]

Please make sure you're running the latest version of the Shodan Python library. The "Shodan" class is the wrapper for the new REST API that is documented at https://developer.shodan.io whereas "WebAPI" is the wrapper for the old/ deprecated API at http://docs.shodanhq.com

The "Shodan" class is implemented in the shodan.client module, and it gets automatically imported to the shodan module so you don't need to do anything extra. I.e. this works with the latest code:

import shodan
api = shodan.Shodan("API KEY")
results = api.search('apache')

If it doesn't work then you're not using the latest version of the library, in which case try to run "easy_install -U shodan".

[GelosSnake]

Getting same issue using the newest version and following Shodan docs.
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Shodan'

[achillean]

Make sure the name of your script isn't "shodan", otherwise it will conflict with the library's name.

[GelosSnake]

Yep that was it, cheers!

[ManivannanMurugavel]

Please change the file name shodan.py to python_test.py or etc

[christiancoleman]

@achillean Still helping people nearly 5 years later.

The lesson (and error) being unrelated to shodan specifically now that I consider this more. It's a good thing to remember when naming my python files and using any modules. :)