Turtle module does not work

[aledeaux]

BPO	43531
Nosy	@terryjreedy, @mdickinson

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title = 'Turtle module does not work'
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[aledeaux]

So when I try to do the command "import turtle" all I get back is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#4>", line 1, in <module>
    import turtle
  File "/Users/Virsatech/Documents/turtle.py", line 2, in <module>
    t = turtle.Pen()
AttributeError: partially initialized module 'turtle' has no attribute 'Pen' (most likely due to a circular import)

that error exactly. And I have tried many times. Anyone know how to fix?

[mdickinson]

You have a local file named turtle.py, which is conflicting with the standard library turtle module. Rename your local file to something else, then you'll be able to import the standard library turtle module.

[aledeaux]

Oh, OK. I am not an expert on python so I did not understand the error. Thanks for the help, and I will update you if the problems continue.

[aledeaux]

That fixed it.

[terryjreedy]

For next time, the turtle module is not part of IDLE.

[aledeaux]

OK.