SeleniumHQ/selenium · warning · AttributeError

module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}

Error message

module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}

What it means

Raised by the module-level __getattr__ in selenium.webdriver.edge when an attribute access does not match one of the lazily-imported submodules (options, remote_connection, service, webdriver). The package uses PEP 562 lazy imports to reduce startup cost, so only those four names auto-resolve; anything else raises a clear AttributeError naming the missing attribute.

Source

Thrown at py/selenium/webdriver/edge/__init__.py:28

#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
# specific language governing permissions and limitations
# under the License.

import importlib

_LAZY_SUBMODULES = ["options", "remote_connection", "service", "webdriver"]


def __getattr__(name):
    if name in _LAZY_SUBMODULES:
        module = importlib.import_module(f".{name}", __name__)
        globals()[name] = module
        return module
    raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")


def __dir__():
    return sorted(_LAZY_SUBMODULES)

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Solutions

1. Check the spelling against _LAZY_SUBMODULES: options, remote_connection, service, webdriver.
2. Access classes through their submodule: from selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options.

Example fix

# before
from selenium.webdriver.edge import Options  # -> AttributeError

# after
from selenium.webdriver.edge.options import Options

from selenium.webdriver import edge
_VALID = {'options','remote_connection','service','webdriver','firefox_profile'}
assert name in _VALID, f'{name!r} is not an edge submodule; use edge.<submodule>.<Class>'

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When it happens

Trigger: Accessing selenium.webdriver.edge.SomeName where SomeName is not in _LAZY_SUBMODULES — e.g. a typo like 'option' instead of 'options', or trying to access a class that lives in a submodule without the submodule prefix (e.g. selenium.webdriver.edge.Options instead of selenium.webdriver.edge.options.Options).

Common situations: Typing the submodule name wrong, expecting a top-level re-export that does not exist, or IDE auto-complete suggesting a non-existent attribute. Also from 'from selenium.webdriver.edge import X' where X is not a known submodule.

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