ImportError: cannot import name namedtuple

Question

I have a python script that produces the following error when run:

import urllib2
File "C:\Python27\lib\urllib2.py", line 94, in <module>
import httplib
File "C:\Python27\lib\httplib.py", line 73, in <module>
from urlparse import urlsplit
File "C:\Python27\lib\urlparse.py", line 119, in <module>
from collections import namedtuple
ImportError: cannot import name namedtuple

I also use the openpyxl package, located in C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages, which contains a collections folder with a __init__.py file. I figured this is what causes the problem, because it may be preventing the python 2.7 collections module from being imported.

What can I do to fix this problem?

Answer 1

This can also happen if your local script contains a "collections" module due to the way Python handles relative and absolute imports.

Answer 2

I had the same issue but this worked when I changed Collection Package to a simple collection directory.

I just deleted the init.py file from the collections

this can be due to the package name Collections. this can be also resolved by renaming Collection Package to othername.