ImportError: No module named BeautifulSoup
I already tried easy_intall and python setup.py install, neither works. Even after I installed the BeautifulSoup, I still got the same error.
I have pre-installed python 2.7.2 and python 2.7 and 3.2 from python.org.
I installed the soup in the directory of python 2.7 according to terminal, as following.
running install
running build
running build_py
running install_lib
running install_egg_info
Removing /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/beautifulsoup4-4.0.3-py2.7.egg-info
Writing /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/beautifulsoup4-4.0.3-py2.7.egg-info
You've installed Beautiful Soup 4 ("beautifulsoup4-4.0.3-py2.7.egg-info"), but you're using the import statement for Beautiful Soup 3.
The package name was changed from "BeautifulSoup" to "bs4" so that both versions could coexist on the same installation.
Change your import statement to something like this and it should work:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
For more information, see the documentation section "Porting code to BS4". BS4 is not completely backwards compatible with BS3, but most BS3 code should work once you change the import statement.
If all else fails, just put the BeautifulSoup source in your python directory. Like in ~/Python_install_dir/Lib/
Are you sure you use the same interpreter as for installation?
If you have 2 python interpreters (for example 2.6 and 2.7) and installed BeautifulSoup with 2.6 easy_install, it won't be available in your 2.7.
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I am working with Jupyter Notebook and have python 2.7 and 3.4 installed on it. I installed BeautifulSoup before importing it by this line:
pip install beautifulsoup4
The problem is that it is installed on python 2.7 while beautifulsoup4 is working on python 3.4. I also tried pip3 install beautifulsoup4 to install it on python 3 but the problem is still there and when i do this line: from bs4 import BeautifulSoup i again get the error below:
Error:
ImportError: cannot import name _htmlparser
Does anyone know how i can solve this problem since it appears beautifulsoup4 should be installed on python 3 while mine get installed in python 2??
Assuming you have added both versions to path you should rename the Python 2.7 version and Python 3.4 version to something else (ie pip27 and pip34). I also suggest you not only rename the pip but python interpreter as well (like python27 and python34.
Second since you have two Python versions you will need to call from command line (if you do not already). It might be that you have installed beautifulsoup correctly but you are using the wrong Python interpreter.
To run Python from command line use:
pythonXX file.py
I used pythonXX because I assume you have renamed each interpreter to distinguish the two versions.
I am learning Django and I was working with bs4 in PyCharm on mac. I am using Python3 with Django which also has bs4 installed and it can be seen below.
But when I run the project, it throws me an error saying bs4 does not exist which can be seen below.
I have tried a lot of ways and it couldn't get it to work. Help
You are running the script with Python2.7 (according to the traceback) while having beautifulsoup4 package installed in Python3.5 environment.
Adjust your run configuration to use Python3.5 to run the script.
ok first thing, in your python 3 environment you have installed bs4, but in your python 2.7, you probably do not have. As you can see in your attached second screen, django is running on python 2.7.
I recommend using virtual environment, where you can have all of your dependencies personalized for single project. In fact, every project you are working on, should have its own separate virtualenv.
You've installed wrong Beautiful Soup package. The one that you installed is bs4
This is a dummy package managed by the developer of Beautiful Soup to prevent name squatting. The official name of PyPI’s Beautiful Soup Python package is beautifulsoup4.
The one that you need to install is beautifulsoup4. Which you should get with pip install beautifulsoup4 and not pip install bs4
I have both Python 2.7.11 and Python 3.4.1 installed on my Windows 8.1 system. I had installed BeautifulSoup4 with pip to run a code (not mine). However, pip automatically installed bs4 to Python 3.4.1. (I checked that it was installed in C://Python34/lib/site-packages/bs4)
I have use the command prompt, change directory to C:\Python27 (where Python 2.7 is installed), and pip install bs4 from that directory, but it didn't work. I had copied the bs4 folder from Python 3.4, but it didn't work either. It only gave another Import Error: No module named html.entities.
How can I install bs4 on Python 2.7? Thanks in advance.
I guess you can run pip2 install bs4 and pip3 install bs4 to install them separately on different python versions
I'm having difficulty properly installing lxml for Python on Mac. I have followed the instructions here, which after installation indicates that the installation is successful (however, there are some warnings. The full log of the install and warnings can be found here)
After running the install, I am trying to run Test.py in the lxml install directory to ensure that it's working correctly. I am immediately prompted with the error:
ImportError" cannot import name etree.
This error results from the line from lxml import etree.
I can't seem to figure out why it's failing here after a seemingly successful install. Please forgive my ignorance, as I don't typically program in Python and certainly never on a MAC (forced to do so at the moment).
For reference:
Python Version: 2.7.2
Mac OS X 10.8.2
Thanks in advance for all the help.
Sounds like you have another lxml in your path. Make sure you are referencing the right one, it should look something like this:
>>> import lxml
>>> lxml
<module 'lxml' from '/path/to/lib/python2.7/site-packages/lxml/__init__.pyc'>
I had the same problem as you.
My problem was that I named one of my Python files lxml.py.
You should always check if your Python file's name conflicts with a module.
Microsoft Server
Spyder IDE
Python 3.7 and Python 3.9
Documenting this as I couldn't find the solution ANYWHERE on Google/StackOverflow etc.
Regarding SharePlum, SharePoint Integration, issues with
import from lxml import etree
ImportError: cannot import name etree
I had the same issue while trying to use SharePlum with Spyder IDE.
I tried installing, uninstalling, and installing versions of the below with no success
pip install shareplum
pip install lxml
I had Python 3.9 installed and Spyder IDE (which I didn't know, also installs it's own version of Python 3.7 - as at 13 May 2021 Spyder version) .. [even though the Spyder IDE is set up to search all python package inventories (e.g. ../Python39/Lib/Site-Packages) for packages] there seems to be a Spyder issue with Python pulling packages from other paths.
Solution, I have uninstalled all Python and Spyder IDE installations.
I then ONLY installed Spyder IDE (which nests a python install within it's PATH. I then went into the PATH ".../Spyder/Python" where you can find all the familiar Python.exe and other familiar Python files. I had to use this install of Python to install Pip, and then I could "pip install -r requirements.txt" - which installs etree lxml and other goodies such as SharePlum etc.
This seemed to do the trick!
I had the same problem using PyCharm IDE v2021.2 with Python 3.8
What worked for me was in PyCharm,
go to Preferences -> Python Interpreter,
uninstall the lxml package,
close & restart PyCharm,
install the lxml package
Dunno why it worked, but it did.
I have tried everything here: How can I install the Beautiful Soup module on the Mac?
Installation seems to work (getting correct output during install) from both the traditional way to install and also using easy_install but when I use:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
the interpreter says no such module exists.
What should I look at first to troubleshoot this?
To see all the packages you have installed, you can run the following in a interpreter:
>>> help('modules')
That will list for you all the modules you have installed. Look for bs4 in the list (which seems to be alphabetical). Another option is to issue at your prompt:
$ python -c "help('modules')" | grep bs4
If nothing comes up, or you cannot find it in the list, the module is not installed.
To install it, I used sudo pip install bs4. You may need to run sudo easy_install pip first to get pip. Also note the use of sudo, as this may make a difference.
And I'm running 10.8 build version 12C60.
I have an uggly solutions which works for me:
try:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup as bs
except ImportError:
from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup as bs
after what, I call everything with bs prefix.
I've had the same issue. bs4 is installed but it wasn't showing up in help(modules).
I don't know if this will work for others, but I had the same issue with openCV and solved it by adding the following before trying to load the package. It worked for openCV and it just worked for bs4:
import sys
sys.path.append('/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages')