What can I do about "ImportError: Cannot import name X" or "AttributeError: ... (most likely due to a circular import)"?

This error typically occurs when there is a circular import between two or more modules. A circular import occurs when module A imports module B, and module B imports module A.

One way to fix this issue is to use the "import ... as" syntax to give one of the modules a different name. For example, if module A imports module B, and module B imports module A, you could change the import statement in module A to "import B as module_b" and change the import statement in module B to "import A as module_a".

Another way to fix this is to move the import statement that is causing the problem to the end of the module or to the module's function level.

Here is an example:

# module A
import B

# module B
import A

Instead of this, you can use

# module A

def some_function():
    import B

# module B

def some_function():
    import A

This allows the interpreter to load the modules in the correct order and avoid the circular import.