ImportError: cannot import name 'HttpUser' from 'locust'

Question

I am trying the locust quick start in my mac and I am getting this error for any import I try. I have python 2.7 and python 3.7 installed in my machine but i use only python 3.7

➜  ~ python -V
Python 2.7.16
➜  ~ python3 -V
Python 3.7.5

my locust version is: 1.4.3

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 983, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 967, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 677, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 728, in exec_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed
  File "/Users/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/locust.py", line 3, in <module>
    from locust import HttpUser, task, between
ImportError: cannot import name 'HttpUser' from 'locust' (/Users/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/locust.py)```

Laplante

If you type into the terminal python3 -m pip list does the module show up there? Are you using python3 -m pip install to install modules? – Scenography

yes, the module shows up in the list yes, I used pip3 install locust, not python3 -m pip install as i always do – Laplante

Answer 1

It seems that you have named the locust file locust.py instead of locustfile.py as quick-start suggest. I think that perhaps that will be causing you to fail the imports from the same file.

Can't tell properly without a way to test it or more details related to how you are running locust.

Try changing the filename of the locust test scenarios

Tay

If this fixed your issue could you accept it as the answer? – Scenography