cannot import name 'mydb' from partially initialized module 'connection' in Python

Question

Python 3.8 error

ImportError: cannot import name \'mydb\' from partially initialized module \'connection\' 
(most likely due to a circular import) (C:\\U
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Answer 1

The order of the imports matters:

Example:

# A.py
# empty file

# B.py
import A

# file1.py
import A # A gets imported before B can import A
import B # B tries to re-import A but A is already imported

change the order to:

# file1.py
import B
import A