type object 'datetime.datetime' has no attribute 'datetime'

Question

I have gotten the following error:

type object 'datetime.datetime' has no attribute 'datetime'

On the following line:

date = datetime.datetime(int(year), int(month), 1)

Does anybody know the reason for the error?

I imported datetime with from datetime import datetime if that helps

Thanks

Answer 1

Datetime is a module that allows for handling of dates, times and datetimes (all of which are datatypes). This means that datetime is both a top-level module as well as being a type within that module. This is confusing.

Your error is probably based on the confusing naming of the module, and what either you or a module you're using has already imported.

>>> import datetime
>>> datetime
<module 'datetime' from '/usr/lib/python2.6/lib-dynload/datetime.so'>
>>> datetime.datetime(2001,5,1)
datetime.datetime(2001, 5, 1, 0, 0)

But, if you import datetime.datetime:

>>> from datetime import datetime
>>> datetime
<type 'datetime.datetime'>
>>> datetime.datetime(2001,5,1) # You shouldn't expect this to work 
                                # as you imported the type, not the module
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: type object 'datetime.datetime' has no attribute 'datetime'
>>> datetime(2001,5,1)
datetime.datetime(2001, 5, 1, 0, 0)

I suspect you or one of the modules you're using has imported like this: from datetime import datetime .

Answer 2

For python 3.3

from datetime import datetime, timedelta
futuredate = datetime.now() + timedelta(days=10)

Answer 3

You should use

date = datetime(int(year), int(month), 1)

Or change

from datetime import datetime

to

import datetime

Answer 4

You should really import the module into its own alias .

import datetime as dt
my_datetime = dt.datetime(year, month, day)

The above has the following benefits over the other solutions:

• Calling the variable my_datetime instead of date reduces confusion since there is already a date in the datetime module ( datetime.date ).
• The module and the class (both called datetime ) do not shadow each other.

Answer 5

If you have used:

from datetime import datetime

Then simply write the code as:

date = datetime(int(year), int(month), 1)

But if you have used:

import datetime

then only you can write:

date = datetime.datetime(int(2005), int(5), 1)

Answer 6

I run into the same error maybe you have already imported the module by using only import datetime so change from datetime import datetime to only import datetime . It worked for me after I changed it back.

Answer 7

import time
import datetime
from datetime import date,timedelta

You must have imported datetime from datetime .

Answer 8

I found this to be a lot easier

from dateutil import relativedelta
relativedelta.relativedelta(end_time,start_time).seconds

Answer 9

Avoid to write :

from datetime import datetime
datetime.datetime.function()

Solution No. 1 :

import datetime
datetime.datetime.function()

Solution No. 2 :

from datetime import datetime
datetime.function()

Answer 10

from datetime import datetime
import time
from calendar import timegm
d = datetime.utcnow()
d = d.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
utc_time = time.strptime(d,"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
epoch_time = timegm(utc_time)