Resolve: "No module named <insert-package-name-here>" in Python

Building and compiling Python apps could be troublesome chiefly when copy-and-pasting another code from the internet without installing or importing the module itself. Sound familiar?! Here’s a nugget for any other error being: No module named <package-name> here as the common one-size-fits-all solution.

Prerequisites

• Python 3
• pip

Solution

Step 1. cd to your Python project virtual env directory.

Related: Create, manage and remove virtual environments in Python.

Step 2. Install the required missing module.

pip install --upgrade <insert-package-name-here>

Note(s):

• If the above command doesn’t work, try adding sudo in front.
• Or, even replace pip with pip3.
• Make sure to check in case the module is already deprecated.

Conclusion

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