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Why can I not import a module (Batman) in Jupyter Notebook

I'm trying to import a module (batman, for model transits) in jupyter notebook, but its telling me file not found. However when I use the anaconda terminal it imports without issues
This is the error I get from Jupyter Notebook
I've tried reinstalling the package, and I've tried to find a kernel in which it works, but I'm not sure how to go about that
any help is appreciated

Try checking if the module installed properly by running this:
python -c 'import batman; batman.test()'
the batman module also seems to have some issues when installing on windows.
Read this github if you're on windows https://github.com/lkreidberg/batman/issues/26

I've faced the same issue when I use Jupyter in an Anaconda environment. Jupyter Notebook doesn't use the same kernel as Anaconda and I had to specify it manually.
What you can do is comparing the Python version on your Anaconda environment by running this command in your shell:
python --version
And in your Notebook :
import sys
print(sys.version)
Are the versions different ? If so, you must add your Anaconda kernel to your Notebook :
ipython kernel install --name "local-anaconda-env" --user
Then select it in your Notebook.

I was facing the same issue in VSC. What I did is that first I moved the folder(In your case batman) to where VSC had been installed on my laptop. Then I changed the default directory to where VSC was installed on my laptop by running the following code in VSC.
import os
os.chdir("The path where VSC is installed")
Also If you could try to do the code in a python file instead of jupyter notebook

In a cell within your notebook run the following:
%pip install batman-package
Based on here.
And the use of modern pip install magic to handle installing to correct enviornment from inside a notebook, see here.
For others, hitting here and not seeing what they want/expect.
Above is for batman:
Bad-Ass Transit Model cAlculatioN. Associated Github Repo is here, and Python Package Index page.
This is a poor name for a package as at least three developers have claimed this. Also see:
Anaconda install for Batman at conda-forgeBayesian Analysis Tool for Modelling and uncertAinty quaNtification
BATMAN: A Python deployment toolbelt -Batman 0.7.0 at the Python Package Index
Maybe those links will help you.

Failure importing openpyxl in Spyder 5.1.5

So I am trying to open a.xlsc file in Spyder using pandas. After importing pandas as pd, when using pd.read_excel() command in the console, it showed the error:
ImportError: Missing optional dependency 'openpyxl'. Use pip or.....
Then I installed the module with:
pip install openpyxl
successfully in CMD, but again Spyder shows the same error.
I tried to restart the kernel, close and reopen Spyder, and even restarted my machine to no avail.
Openpyxl is listed in both help ("modules") in python shell as well as in pip list in CMD.
When I tried to import the openpyxl itself in Spyder (import openpyxl)it says "Module not found error: No module named "openpyxl"."
I have only python 3 (3.9) not both 2 & 3 and Spyder is the only IDE I use with python.
I apologize if this question sounds stupid, I'm fairly new to Python.
I would appreciate any help regarding this.
Thank you.

Spyder has its own Python interpreter 3.7.9 so it loads only the modules installed for that Python.
Since I had a separate Python 3.9.7 installation, whenever I used pip via CMD it installed all the modules for the 3.9.7 Python, that's why my Python terminal & CMD were able to list openpyxl but Spyder said it isn't installed.
After ransacking through the internet I switched the Spyder interpreter to the 3.9.7 stand-alone installation by Tools > Preferences > Python interpreter > Use the following interpreter > navigate through your directory and select the stand-alone python 3.7.9 .exe. Afterwards, Spyder said "Your Python environment or installation doesn't have the spyder‑kernels module or the right version of it installed. Use pip install spyder-kernels==2.1. to install..."*. So back to CMD, I installed the spyder-kernels and now everything's fine.
Spyder IPython console shows Python 3.9.7 (Used to be 3.7.9, Spyder's own interpreter). Now I'm able to import openpyxl without any issues.

I had the same issue as Anoban, but the answer provided by Anoban didn't work for me. I was able to resolve it in two ways
1. Changing my Python environment
This is the better, quicker answer IMO. My Spyder environment was somehow using a custom Python environment as its default (see picture).
Once I changed the Python environment (Tools > Preferences> Python interpreter) from "Default" to the following path (it should have been the default Python interpreter in the first place IMO):
"C:\Users\username\miniconda3\python.exe"
...it worked (see image below to what it should look like in the IDE).
I still had to do an install of spyder-kernels=2.3 (see the next point in my post if you have trouble with that)
2. Creating a separate Python environment
I got this way to work before I figured out the method described in #1 above, so I am posting it too, since it may help someone.
I used the help provided on the Spyder website, followed the directions provided on their site exactly, and it worked for me.
FYI, my installation is slightly different than Anoban's - I didn't use pip. I installed miniconda and a stand-alone version of Spyder on my Windows machine. I used the Anaconda prompt as the terminal window, not the Windows Command Prompt.
Hope this helps someone.
update: when I changed the Python interpreter to the new environment, the Python console gave me the following error
The Python environment or installation whose interpreter is located at
C:\Users\rebecca\miniconda3\python.exe
doesn't have the spyder‑kernels module or the right version of it installed (>= 2.3.0 and < 2.4.0). Without this module is not possible for Spyder to create a console for you.
You can install it by activating your environment (if necessary) and then running in a system terminal:
conda install spyder‑kernels=2.3
But it couldn't find the correct channels for installation so I needed to use
conda -c conda-forge spyder-kernels=2.3
then it worked.

#rpinto73
I know it's tad late. I'm wondering how my answer differs from yours lol.
We faced the same issue and came up with the same solutions. The difference is you set the Python interpreter in a conda environment as default in Spyder whereas I set my standalone Python installation as default. Thus we both assigned an external Python interpreter to be used inside Spyder. Since the external interpreters we assigned (a global Python interpreter in my case (that's why I used pip) and a Python interpreter inside a conda virtual environment in your case (so you had to use conda, you could use pip inside a conda virtual environment as well but not a good practice since it could break dependencies) didn't have the spyder-kernels module we had to install it manually.
The major issue with Spyder is it is an IDE WRITTEN in Python. Thus it needs a Python interpreter to load & function; which is the reason for it being painfully slow during loading. Spyder packs some mundane data science libraries like pandas, numpy, scipy with itself, which you make use of when using Spyder's default Python interpreter. However Spyder does not allow users to manually install packages for its default interpreter (as far as I know). Which makes sense since any conflicts in dependencies introduced by users manually installing/upgrading packages might break the functionality of Spyder itself, making it dysfunctional. Thus the best solution is to leave the Spyder's interpreter to Spyder itself and use a custom Python interpreter where we can install and upgrade modules as we please!.
And a free advice, it's okay to use Spyder when you are starting out with Python as beginners, but it is useless when you have to do heavy computations. You will mostly find yourself facing memory errors. It is lightweight IDE best for learners & beginners. It's best to switch to a more general yet capable development environments like Visual Studio Code, Jupyter Lab.. or a full-fledged Python IDE like PyCharm (there is a free community edition) if you want the in-IDE variables pane & plots pane. But be warned PyCharm (generally any IDE from JetBrains) is notorious for having massive memory footprints.

Installed python packages can not be imported

Can you guys help me with the following?
I am a beginner in programming using python 3.6 and I try to install packages like wget, pycortex, etc. In my anaconda environment, that I created in a server.
Even though these packages seem to be downloaded (typed "conda list") and imported on the command window by ipython, they can not be imported on Jupiter notebook that I start in the server. Might anyone have a thought about the reason?

Not able to import enchant on jupyter notebook

I have created a different environment for python 3.6.7 32-bit Windows for pyenchant. I have done pip install pyenchant. It was successfully installed. From the command prompt I am able to import the library and also run the example. But when from the same environment, I load the jupyter notebook, and try to import enchant but it gives error : ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'enchant'. I have wasted a lot of time trying to fix it. Any leads appreciated.

Maintainer have gave up on supporting pyenchant for windows x64 + python3.5 (here).
The only thing you can do there right now is to try to build it yourself. Or maybe wait until someone steps up as a maintainer of that library.
Here is supporting doc issue for the same:
https://github.com/kivy/kivy/issues/5816
Hope it helps.

Using PyQ in Jupyter Notebook

I am trying to use PyQ in Jupyter, a package designed to communicate between the Python and Q/kdb+ programming language. I am successfully able to install Q/kdb+ on my Windows computer (where the q.exe file is located in the standard C:), pip installed pyq, and opened Jupyter with Anaconda Navigator. However, when I create a new .ipynb notebook and attempted to initialize Q using PyQ, I am presented with:
ImportError: Importing pyq from stock python is not supported. Run path\to\q.exe python.q.
How do I fix this problem? Thank you!

You need to install pyq-kernel.
Please see Installing Jupyter Kernel for details.