AttributeError module object has no attribute Serial

Question

I have a Raspberry Pi running on Debian, and I've been trying to access one of its serial ports with a python script, where I try to import pySerial like this:

import serial
ser = serial.Serial('/dev/ttyAMA0', 9600)
ser.write("hello world!")

But I still can't establish the serial connection as executing the script just throws the following error:
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Serial'

And what is weirder is that it used to work earlier and now it doesn't even work in the interactive Python interpreter.
I've tried reinstalling the pySerial again and even rewritten the code multiple times to ensure that it's correct but had no luck yet. 

Can anybody please tell me where I could be going wrong? Or, just point me in right direction? Please help. TIA! 

Answer 1

I see where the problem is. I faced the same issue while trying to import modules myself. While it does work in some cases, it just won't in others.
But anyways, what I essentially learned is that since it is the entire module you're trying to import and not just a class, you'll need to write: from serial import serial

Comments

from serial import serial
ImportError: cannot import name 'serial' from 'serial' (/home/pi/Desktop/serial.py)

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Hey, @karan,

Will you check, have you created a file called serial.py at any point and put it in an import location.

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I had the same problem and then I realized that I had a file called serial, it was the error, now it works for me, thanks

Answer 2

I also write from serial import Serial but still it shows error

Comments

Hi, @There,

Could you please mention what error you are facing?