TypeError: 'module' object is not callable when importing glob in Eclipse

Question

I am working with Eclipse Kepler(2013) and python 3.3.2 and running a simple import like

import glob
a = glob.glob('*')
print(a)

gives a:

TypeError: 'module' object is not callable

This is not the case if I run the same code in Idle. I know I am missing something.

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

In some cases people end up using same file name as built in modules. Don't name your file as "glob.py".

Answer 2

What worked for me was i changed import glob to from glob import glob at the top of the file.

Answer 3

Probably in your Eclipse environment there's a module named glob that gets imported before the standard library one.

Try printing the glob.__file__ to check it out.