module 'websockets' has no attribute 'serve'

[erelsgl]

I installed the latest version of websockets (4.0.1), copied the example from here:
http://websockets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/intro.html

and ran it in Python 3.5.2.

I got an error: "module 'websockets' has no attribute 'serve'".

[aaugustin]

There must be something wrong with your installation. Perhaps the websockets module you're importing isn't the one you think you're importing (e.g. if you have a websockets.py file in your current directory). Try print(websockets.__file__) to check what module you're actually using.

[erelsgl]

This is correct! I named the example file "websockets.py".

[aaugustin]

Ha! You can't be the first one. Perhaps I should warn about this common Python pitfall in the docs.

[jyoung360]

I ran into this trap as well. A warning in the docs would be great.

[aaugustin]

Let's add it to the FAQ.

[aaugustin]

Better late than never!

[johannesschaffer]

I still have that issue wiht version 1.9.0. I'm on Windows, in case that matters. I don't have a websocket.py file. Importing from websockets.server or websockets.sync.server works. But not from websockets directly.