AttributeError: module 'turtle' has no attribute 'turtle'

Question

my code in python:

import turtle


    arikany = turtle.turtle()   


    arikany.bgcolor("black")
    arikany.pensize(2)
    arikany.speed(0)

    for i in range (20):
        for colours in ["red","magenta","cyan","yellow","grey"]:
            arikany.color(colours)
            arikany.circle(100)
            arikany.left(100)
            arikany.forward(95)
            arikany.right(345)
            arikany.backward(58)

    turtle.done()

The code gives me the error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "F:/py/spirograph.py", line 5, in arikany = turtle.turtle() AttributeError: module 'turtle' has no attribute 'turtle'

Hey Noah, you referenced question is about naming the own file like the imported module, while this one is called 'spirograph.py'. Though the errorclass is the same, the origin is different. Renaming his file won't help him, right? — Aiyion.Prime

Aiyion.Prime Aiyion.Prime · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-08T10:01:58

You are trying to create an Instance of the class Turtle from the module turtle. Capitalization is crucial in this case.

The line should be something like this:

arikany = turtle.Turtle()

ps.: Its generally preferable in python3 to use the syntax from turtle import Turtle in order to explicitely import what you need.

Your line would then look like this:

arikany = Turtle()

AttributeError: module 'turtle' has no attribute 'turtle'

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