# Using Hail 0.1 import\_vcf error

**URL:** <https://discuss.hail.is/t/using-hail-0-1-import-vcf-error/479>\
**Category:** Help \[0.1\]\
**Created:** [April 25, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/using-hail-0-1-import-vcf-error/479 "2018-04-25T14:14:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![ojuarez412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/898d66/32.png) [@ojuarez412](https://discuss.hail.is/u/ojuarez412)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/using-hail-0-1-import-vcf-error/479/1 "2018-04-25T14:14:51Z")

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Note:  
I was using Hail0.2 and the following script works:  
import hail as hl  
hl.import\_vcf(’/tmp/resources/sample.vcf’).write(’/tmp/output/sample.vds’)

But I switch to 0.1 because we are using SEQR and using some pipelines.  
When I run the same script:  
I get:  
hl.import\_vcf(’/tmp/resources/sample.vcf’).write(’/tmp/output/sample.vds’)  
AttributeError: ‘module’ object has no attribute ‘import\_vcf’

is that function in 0.1?  
Do you have additional examples for 0.1?  
Thanks,

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**Author:** ![jbloom](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.hail.is/jbloom/32/109_2.png) [@jbloom](https://discuss.hail.is/u/jbloom)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/using-hail-0-1-import-vcf-error/479/2 "2018-04-25T15:01:52Z")

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Indeed, 0.1 and 0.2 have very different interfaces so be sure to see the corresponding documentation. In 0.1, import is done using the HailContext:  
[https://hail.is/docs/stable/hail.HailContext.html#hail.HailContext.import\_vcf](https://hail.is/docs/stable/hail.HailContext.html#hail.HailContext.import_vcf)

In 0.2, there is no explicit HailContext. You can get a sense of the differences from the overviews and tutorials, which contain many examples. As stated on the homepage, we recommend users move to 0.2 even though it’s still in beta.

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**Author:** ![ojuarez412](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/898d66/32.png) [@ojuarez412](https://discuss.hail.is/u/ojuarez412)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://discuss.hail.is/t/using-hail-0-1-import-vcf-error/479/3 "2018-04-27T17:49:29Z")

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Thanks a lot. I am using 0.1 for compatibility reasons. Now everything is working