Importing Modules Have Stopped Working.

[Randomname]

Hi All,

I had a script which I use to scrape a website, which has been working reliably for months. I installed TensorFlow just over a week ago, and a day or so later, my script stopped working. The issue is that I'm getting import errors in some of the modules.

In order to try to fault find, I have written this script to find which modules are causing the error.

try:
	import sys
except:
	print("sys " + str(ImportError))		
try:
	import os
except:
	print("os " + str(ImportError))
try:
	import urllib
except:
	print("urllib " + str(ImportError))
try:
	import win32clipboard
except:
	print("win32clipboard " + str(ImportError))
try:
	import re
except:
	print("re " + str(ImportError))
try:
	import webbrowser
except:
	print("webbrowser, " + str(ImportError))
try:
	import fnmatch
except:
	print("fnmatch " + str(ImportError))	

print ()	
print(sys.version)

	
finalClose = input("Press any key")

which gives me:

Output:
win32clipboard <class 'ImportError'>
re <class 'ImportError'>
webbrowser <class 'ImportError'>
fnmatch <class 'ImportError'>

3.6.6 (v3.6.6.6:4c41f54eb7, Jun 27 2018, 02:47:15) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)]
Press any key

I'm stumped as to how to resolve this.
What I have tried so far:

• Repairing Python
  
• Re-installing Python
  
• Re-installing Python Windows extensions
  
• Removing Tensorflow
  
• Un-installing python completely, and cleaned the registry
  
• read every thread I can find
  

As I said, I'm stumped. I've spent a week trying to resolve this

If anyone knows what's gone wrong, I'd appreciate your help.

[micseydel]

What are stack traces for each of those?

[Randomname]

Thanks micseydel,

I'm getting:

Error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#17>", line 1, in <module>
    import win32clipboard
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

The thing is, I can import the modules through Python Shell (except Win32clipboard), but not in a .py script. What am I missing?

[buran]

most of these are part of standard libraries, so no need to import in try/except block at all (i.e. if it fails you have far bigger problem). It may make sense only if you want to support both python2 and python3 and the respective module imports differently in both versions (e.g. Tkinter and tkinter).
Also <class 'ImportError'> isn't very descriptve. If you are going to catch the exception, create more meaningful message with the error description. And while debuging - remove the try except and get benefit of the full traceback info.
for start remove the try/except blocks and show us the traceback (is it same for all of the imports?)

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The thing is, I can import the modules through Python Shell (except Win32clipboard), but not in a .py script.

Sounds like you have more than one installation and at least one is corrupt.

[Randomname]

Hi buran,

I've changed the code to

import traceback
import sys
import os
import urllib
import win32clipboard
import re
import webbrowser
import fnmatch
print ()	
print(sys.version)

with the result of:

Error:
Python 3.6.6 (v3.6.6:4cf1f54eb7, Jun 27 2018, 02:47:15) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> 
>>> import win32clipboard
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
    import win32clipboard
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
>>> import re
>>> 
 RESTART: C:\Users\Shane\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\pytest.py 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\Shane\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\pytest.py", line 5, in <module>
    import win32clipboard
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

I don't think there's more than one installation - I've deleted everything and cleaned the registry before installing 3.6 again. Or am I missing something here?

[buran]

so it's only win32clipboard that create problems. it's part of pywin32. How did you install pywin32? select the correct binary for your python installation. In your case - pywin32-223.win32-py3.6.exe

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eventually, if you just want to use clipboard for plain text and no other use of pywin32 - try https://github.com/asweigart/pyperclip

[Randomname]

Cheers buran, you nailed it.

I installed pywin32-223.win32-py3.6.exe and all is well with the world again! Thank you.