Can not solve ImportError: No module named request

Question

I installed pip and I executed

pip install requests

and got

Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): requests in /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/requests-2.9.1-py2.7.egg
Cleaning up...

I started my Python 2 shell:

>>> from urllib.request import urlopen
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named request

Why am I still catching this exception? What I am doing wrong?

Related: '`request`' vs '`requests`' (the latter with '`s`'): [See](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76440240/getting-this-error-while-installing-the-request-module-of-python?noredirect=1&lq=1#comment134785674_76440240) e.g. *[Several malicious typosquatted Python libraries found on PyPI repository](https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/several-malicious-typosquatted-python.html)*. That is, 'requests' (the real library) vs. 'request' (the malicious one). It is no wonder the [typosquatting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting) attack was successful. — Peter Mortensen, Jul 02 '23 at 17:27

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 16 '16 at 19:47

6

You are confusing the 3rd party module named requests with the Python 3's built-in urllib.request. You can use

import requests

both with Python 2 and 3. However, you can use

from urllib.request import urlopen

only with Python 3.

edited Dec 16 '16 at 19:47

Zulu

answered Mar 18 '16 at 09:25

Selcuk

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:28

2

urllib.requests module is available in Python 3.x. In Python 2.x, it's urllib module
You installed the third-party library requests, but you are trying to import a standard module.

Just you import requests.

edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:28

Peter Mortensen

answered Mar 18 '16 at 09:25

falsetru

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 24 '16 at 01:38

0

What worked for me was to install python-pip with this command:

sudo apt install python-pip

then I update it with this command

pip install --upgrade pip

edited Aug 24 '16 at 01:38

smead

answered Aug 24 '16 at 00:20

SAC

score -1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:34

-1

You have installed request(s) and you want to import a module from request. It's not the same.

The module request exists only on Python 3. Python 2 doesn't have this module.

If you want to use urlopen, you don't need to install requests. You must only use Python 3.

edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:34

Peter Mortensen

answered Mar 18 '16 at 09:41

qvpham

Re *"The module request exists only on Python 3"*: What? – Peter Mortensen Jul 02 '23 at 17:35
'`request`' vs '`requests`' (the latter with '`s`'): [See](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76440240/getting-this-error-while-installing-the-request-module-of-python?noredirect=1&lq=1#comment134785674_76440240) e.g. *[Several malicious typosquatted Python libraries found on PyPI repository](https://thehackernews.com/2021/07/several-malicious-typosquatted-python.html)*. That is, 'requests' (the real library) vs. 'request' (the malicious one). It is no wonder the [typosquatting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting) attack was successful. – Peter Mortensen Jul 02 '23 at 17:37

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