.. _preferred-module:

preferred-module / W0407
========================

**Message emitted:**

``Prefer importing %r instead of %r``

**Description:**

*Used when a module imported has a preferred replacement module.*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/preferred-module/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/preferred-module/good.py
   :language: python

**Configuration file:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/p/preferred-module/pylintrc
    :language: ini




Created by the `imports <https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint/blob/main/pylint/checkers/imports.py>`__ checker.