I need to use the autogui module to do something in Python. When I run the script, it says that it can't find the autogui module so I installed it with
pip install autogui.
But when I run the script again it still says me this module doesn't exist.
Method 1:
You're probably having trouble setting up your correct Python Interpreter and working within it,try the following in VSCode.
Ctrl + Shift + p
And enter the following in the field.
python: select interpreter
Select the desired environment and reinstall PyAutoGui
Method 2:
Creating a virtual environment for your project where all your packages will be installed and will be isolated from others, and will have no import errors since it's an environment specifically for the project that you're working on.
I assume you use Windows, so open the command line in your working directory, or open your working directory in VSCode and enter the following in the command-line tool that is provided within VSCode.
The Python installers for Windows include pip. You should be able to access pip using:
py -m pip --version
You can make sure that pip is up-to-date by running the following
py -m pip install --upgrade pip
Installing virtual environment
py -m pip install --user virtualenv
Creating a virtual environment
py -m venv env
The second argument is the location to create the virtual environment. Generally, you can just create this in your project and call it env.
venv will create a virtual Python installation in the env folder.
Finally, to activate the environment run the following command
.\env\Scripts\activate
That will activate your environment.
pip install pyautogui
Make sure to change your interpreter to the one that you just created in the env/bin folder and run your code, or you could just enter the path to the *python file located in the env/bin folder.
Try pyautogui - I had the same problem. Instead of autogui, write `pyautogui. Or, if you are running python3 or higher then try:
pip3 install pyautogui.
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Presently I'm using Python on a Windows system. I installed Python 3.10 from Anaconda and also the Pycharm IDE. I have ensured that Python is in the correct path in the environment variable. I have also replicated this problem using two different versions of Python, 3.10 and 3.9.
Very simply, in PyCharm, I open a terminal and type
conda install -c numpy numpy.
Then, I write a new "main.py" script. I have one line: "import numpy". I receive the error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\---\PycharmProjects\pythonProject3\main.py", line 17, in <module>
import numpy
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'numpy'
What am I doing wrong?
Going on advice from a friend, I created a new PyCharm project sitting not in my user directory but on the C: drive, and got the same error. Finally, when trying to re-install the package using either using either pip or conda, I get this message:
# All requested packages already installed.
You have 2 versions of Python:
Default Python (used everytime you open your command prompt and type python or python3)
Anaconda is installing packages in a virtual environment, using it's own Python (it is located in a different path)
You can see the path of your installed python using python -c "import os, sys; print(os.path.dirname(sys.executable))"
You have 2 Options:
Configure the PyCharm in order to use the anaconda Python. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/configuring-python-interpreter.html#view_list
Open a command prompt in the project's folder (you can do it easily using PyCharm). Type conda env list. This will show you all available anaconda virtual environments. Choose 1 of them and type conda activate <env_name>, where <env_name>=the name of the environment. Then, run your program using python <name_of_your_program>
You can see the paths where the anaconda environments and packages are installed using conda info
There main reason for this is
You are running your main.py in different environment rather than where you installed numpy.
If you trying to run it via cmd use this method
Check which environment you are in right now. refer this and
this. But the most easiest way to do this is use where command
in windows cmd. C:\> where python or C:\> where python3. You will
get the path of activated interpreter.
list conda envs - conda env list
activate conda env - conda activate <env name>
then run this command. pip freeze . and check is there numpy in
the list. If not you have to find and activate the environment where
you have installed numpy.
If you want to run it in pycharm
Refer this on how to change pycharm interpreter.
https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/configuring-python-interpreter.html
Many things can cause this, usually its one of these
You may have to restart your terminal, or IDE if running in there, after installing a package to "refresh" the environmental path
The package is not in the environmental path
Inside my pycharm package section pip (v:21.3.1) is showing as installed but when running pip commands it shows following error
pip : The term 'pip' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was
included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
use !pip that might help. Else, try to see pip list and uninstall the package and try uninstalling using '!pip', this takes directly outside the main terminal.
My guess is that you are not inside the Pycharm virtual environment.
Try to go to the terminal/command line and go to the project directory,
you should look for 'venv' directory.
Than activate the virtual enviorment.
terminal:
source /venv/Scripts/activate (run activate.sh file)
command line
call /venv/Scripts/activate (run activate.bat file)
and then you will be able to run pip
Solution 1:
Install packages within pycharm & run the code within pycharm
Solution 2:
Find python.exe in the install directonary, open cmd in the folder and run following:
python.exe -m pip install ...
Solution 3:
activate the venv (you can find instructions on google or use the one from the dude above)
This might help
python -m pip install <package name>
Different solutions to this problem:
First: you are not on the pycharm terminal but on the power-shell terminal
(if so, use the drop-down menu to the right of the +)
edit: if you opened the file/folder without creating a project, pip won't work in it (using a virtual env anyway)
Second : you have a python3 environment
(use pip3 instead)
Last : your path is badly configured (not a big problem, passing by python -m pip ... it will work (or python3 or other version installed))
Finally, except in very specific cases
file->setting->python Interpreter allows you to install anything you want without command line
Hoping to have helped you ;}
When i run python -m pip install {package} inside the virtual environment i created with python -m venv env the package is installed inside the env/Lib folder, however when i want to use the package the venv interpreter can't find the package. For example I installed ipykernel, but when I try to run a cell inside Visual Studio code I get a message saying I have to install ipykernel and even if I accept this message and install it again I keep getting the message that I have to install ipykernel.
I already tried deleting all my versions of python and reinstalling python I also tried to set the global target of python to my library folder python pip config set global.target {path to venv Library}
I am using python 3.8.0 which is the only python installed on my pc. I also have windows 10 and my editor is visual studio code. Please help.
If I run python -m pip freeze requirements inside my enviroment nothing happens. When I run python -m pip freeze requirements outside my environment I get a list of all installed packages
Please enter the command "pip show ipykernel" in the terminal of VS Code to check whether this module is included in this environment. (It checks whether the installation location of the module is consistent with the Python environment displayed in the lower left corner of VSCode.)
If the terminal shows that there is no such module, please open a new VS Code terminal(shortcut key: Ctrl+Shift+`), it will automatically enter the environment displayed in the lower left corner of VSCode.
I has been forced to develop python scripts on Windows 10, which I have never been doing before.
I have installed python 3.9 using windows installer package into C:\Program Files\Python directory.
This directory is write protected against regular user and I don't want to elevate to admin, so when using pip globally I use --user switch and python installs modules to C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\site-packages and scripts to C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python39\Scripts directory.
I don't know how he sets this weird path, but at least it is working. I have added this path to %Path% variable for my user.
Problems start, when I'm trying to use virtual environment and upgrade pip:
I have created new project on local machine in C:\Users<user>\Projects<project> and entered the path in terminal.
python -m venv venv
source venv\Scrips\activate
pip install --upgrade pip
But then I get error:
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [WinError 5] Access denied: 'C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-uninstall-7jcd65xy\pip.exe'
Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.
So when I try to use --user flag I get:
ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv.
So my questions are:
why it is not trying to install everything inside virtual enviroment (venv\Scripts\pip.exe)?
how I get access denied, when this folder suppose to be owned by my user?
When using deprecated easy_install --upgrade pip everything works fine.
I recently had the same issue for some other modules. My solution was simply downgrade from python 3.9 to 3.7. Or make an virtual environment for 3.7 and use that and see how it works.
I am running Windows x64 bit.
I downloaded the Pyro4 package via pip install Pyro4. It downloaded the packages successfully and they are all present in my "C:\Python34\Scripts" folder as I've kept Python3.4 as default.
Now when I went to the that "C:\Python27\Scripts" folder, the Pyro4 package is not to be found. This is as expected, but I would like to work on both Python 2.7 and 3.4 as Pyro4 is compatible in both.
How do I change my pip command to download the package to Python 2.7's installation scripts directory?
First make a new environment variable:
Go to your system properties
Under Advanced tab click Environment Variables...
Under System variables section click New...
Variable name: (whatever you can remember for example p27s)
Variable value: your python 2.7 scripts folder ("C:\Python27\Scripts\")
From now on whenever you want to install a package for python 2.7 you can do it this way: %your_variable_name%pip install package_name
For example: C:>%p27s%pip install Pyro4
This way you can install any package for python 2.7 and use default pip for python 3.4
You will need to go to your environment variables in the control panel and change the path from C:\Python34\Scripts to C:\Python27\Scripts. After that change, when you type 'python' in the command prompt it will be using Python 2.7. Next, install pip like you initially did.
Not exactly what you're asking, but you could check out Anaconda which allows you switch python environments really easily.
https://www.continuum.io/downloads
Edit
Just to clarify
if you were to use this method, you can have named environments say python27 and python34
then you can just:
activate python27
pip install module
activate python34
pip install module
and it will install them to both environments.