# Numpy y pandas problem import

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/numpy-y-pandas-problem-import/13460>\
**Category:** Python Help\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/numpy-y-pandas-problem-import/13460 "2022-02-01T14:40:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/numpy-y-pandas-problem-import/13460/2 "2022-02-01T14:47:31Z")

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Hi Barry,

sooner or later most people new to Python make this mistake: don’t call your script `numpy.py` - what you’re seeing here is Python importing _your_ `numpy.py` when you write `import numpy`, rather than the “real” numpy.

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