TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

[hagfelsh]

Python version
3.6.9

Package version
0.18.1

Current behavior (bug description)
on the very first line where i call the benedict() class, an exception is thrown:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "benedict-test.py", line 18, in <module>
    d = benedict()
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

This even happens when creating a dictionary just as your usage examples demonstrate.

Expected behavior
see above!

[fabiocaccamo]

Check how you import it.
I think you are doing:

import benedict

instead of:

from benedict import benedict

[hagfelsh]

I did originally have that mistake, yes! However here's the whole file: (the traceback is the same of course)

from benedict import benedict

d = benedict()
d['profile', 'firstname'] = 'Fabio'
print(d)

[fabiocaccamo]

I don’t think the traceback is the same, could you check it please?

[hagfelsh]

Sure thing!

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/hagfelsh/.PyCharmCE2019.3/config/scratches/benedict-test.py", line 3, in <module>
    d = benedict()
TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

Process finished with exit code 1

In pycharm there are some deeper parts of the traceback. I'm new to python so I'm not sure what in here is valuable. Here are some that look like they might be:

exception/type/args = {getset_descriptor} <attribute 'args' of 'BaseException' objects>

traceback_frame/stack[4] = 'frame: <module> [pydevd.py:2127]  id:35889816'

[fabiocaccamo]

I don't think this is a library problem, this snipped of code works perfectly:

from benedict import benedict

d = benedict()
d['profile', 'firstname'] = 'Fabio'
print(d)

and prints:

{'profile': {'firstname': 'Fabio'}}

[hagfelsh]

Well that's interesting! I wonder what's wrong in my environment! I'll cook up a new venv and try it there. Thanks for such fast responses :)

[fabiocaccamo]

Ok, don't worry! If you find any bug please provide also a failing test case to speed up bug fixing.

[flutterq]

All possible working solution at [Solved] TypeError: ‘module’ object is not callable

[mthbrown]

In case anyone runs into this in the future, this is probably due to you installing the wrong benedict module. Instead of:

pip install benedict

you should run:

pip install python-benedict

[fabiocaccamo]

@mthbrown thanks for clarifying the issue, it will surely be useful to someone else.