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I import vtt_to_srt converter.I read the instructions.I make the installation.From beginning to this "no problem" but when I import it as manuals describe python can't find the module there. Installation

pip install vtt_to_srt3

Usage

from vtt_to_srt import vtt_to_srt
path = '/path/to/file.vtt'
vtt_to_srt(path)

Error

ImportError: cannot import name 'vtt_to_srt' from 'vtt_to_srt'

I am a rookie.Sorry for asking this question.

Solution

  • @SakuraFreak's answer was my immediate thought, too, but I ended up investigating this a bit further. It seems like vtt_to_srt stores all its API in the __main__.py file of the module. This file should normally be used when you want to a module using python -m.

    This actually makes the module impossible to use the way that the documentation specifies. What I tried, then was:

    from vtt_to_srt.__main__ import vtt_to_srt
print(vtt_to_srt)

    This results in:

    <function vtt_to_srt at 0x000002A0948216A8>

    So it seems like this workaround is OK.

    I do not know if storing all the module's code in __main__.py is some convention not supported by my version of Python (CPython 3.7.3 on Windows), or if it simply an error. Maybe you should approach the module's owners with this.