ImportError: cannot import name 'XBee'

Question

I want to receive data form an Xbee to an other Xbee which is connect to my pc (windows 10). But i can't import the xbee library needed. I install the librairy with : pip install xbee

Here is my code :

import serial
from xbee import XBee

serial_port = serial.Serial('COM4', 9600)
xbee2 = XBee(serial_port)

while True:
    try:
        reponse = xbee2.wait_read_frame()
        print (reponse)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        break

serial_port.close()

I took the code from : https://python-xbee.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Here is the error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C:\Users\mis\Desktop\xbee.py", line 2, in <module>
      from xbee import XBee
   File "C:\Users\mis\Desktop\xbee.py", line 2, in <module>
     from xbee import XBee
ImportError: cannot import name 'XBee'

Could somebody help me, Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I think this is a simple one; looking at your error, it seems that the script you're working on is called xbee.py.

The library you're trying to import is also called xbee.

So, Python is getting a bit confused, it's trying to import XBee from the script you're working in I suspect (I think the module searching mechanism looks in the local folder first).

If you rename your script from xbee.py to something else test_xbee.py for example, you should be fine.