ImportError: cannot import name 'GraphDatabase' from 'neo4j'

Neo4j Graph Platform
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Hi everyone.

I'm on Mac OS X 10.15.4

I'm attempting to connect to my graph database using the python driver. I'm using Python 3.7.7 in a virtual environment with the following packages installed with pip.

Pip freeze output:

cycler==0.10.0
decorator==4.4.2
graphrole==1.0.0
kiwisolver==1.2.0
matplotlib==3.2.1
neo4j==1.7.6
neo4j-driver==1.7.6
neobolt==1.7.17
neotime==1.7.4
networkx==2.2
numpy==1.15.3
pandas==0.23.4
pprint==0.1
pyparsing==2.4.7
python-dateutil==2.8.1
pytz==2019.3
scikit-learn==0.20.2
scipy==1.1.0
seaborn==0.10.0
six==1.14.0

Neo4j version 3.5.14, Desktop verision 1.2.7.

Drivers were installed using pip.

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As you can see it works from the python shell but not when running a .py file that imports it. It's also inconsistent when importing in the shell as many times I would get the same error. I've tried both neo4j and neo4j-driver separately and together and neither has worked.

Any suggestions?

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Update:

I've also downloaded the drivers and installed them with

python setup.py install

Script still won't work, but it works from the shell.

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You have to rename the file, because from neo4j import GraphDatabase tries to find in the local file first and not in the package, hence this error.

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Sorry, I don't understand your reply. Which file to rename?

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Hi Edcherednik,

Can you check if there is a file in your python project named 'neo4j.py'?
If so, that's the one you need to rename.

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