python 'module' object is not callable when calling a function

Question

I know there are several thread regarding this error, but I cant seems to find the right solution for this.

from libcomcat.search import search
import datetime
eventlist = search(starttime = datetime(1945,1,1,0,0),
              endtime = datetime.datetime.now(),
               maxlatitude = -5.747, minlatitude = -11.153,
               maxlongitude = 121.619, minlongitude = 104.7,
              producttype = moment-tensor)

and it return the 'module' object is not callable. I tried to make sure that search is a callable function and not a module by printing it

print (search)

as suggested in TypeError: 'module' object is not callable and returns:

function search at 0x7f4308fe5ea0

What exactly am I missing here? why it seems like search is both a function and a module?

other things I have tried: 1. importing libcomcat as is and calling it as libcomcat.search.search still get the same error 2. someone suggesting to also import it on innit.py inside the parent directory (I dont get why?) still not working

Answer 1

The datetime module contains the datetime class that you are trying to use. To fix this, either import the class from the module:

from datetime import datetime
starttime = datetime(1945,1,1,0,0)

or alternatively, create the datetime object by calling the class from the module:

import datetime
starttime = datetime.datetime(1945,1,1,0,0)