ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

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I have installed the pip3 as well as the requests package on my pc. Even then, on running the command import requests on my shell, I am getting the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

I have to manually copy all the packages to my working directory to tackle this exception.

I am working with Windows 10, using a Python 3.6.1 shell.

Then you are probably using the wrong python executable. There is not enough info in your question to know. How was the code executed? — Grimmy, Jul 04 '17 at 21:06
Try in same shell `import pip` and then `pip.main (['install', 'requests'])` — Zydnar, Jul 04 '17 at 22:24
The code got executed when i manually move all the packages that got installed when i installed pip3 and requests to my current working directory @Grimmy — Jaskunwar singh, Jul 05 '17 at 10:19
Can you be more specific what isn't working now? Command or your application? — Zydnar, Jul 05 '17 at 10:56
@Jaskunwarsingh Let me make this easier. Include everything you typed in the terminal before this error happened. — Grimmy, Jul 05 '17 at 11:31

score 17 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 16:25

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Find were your Python interpreter is installed and find the "Scripts" directory. Open cmd, go to this folder and type pip install requests.

For me it was like below:

cd C:\Users\myLocalUserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts
pip install requests

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answered Oct 12 '17 at 10:01

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 16:27

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In PyCharm you should:

Go back to base configuration in menu "File" → "Settings" → "Python Interpreter" (it is the path that ends with "...\python.exe")
Click on the plus and install this module by typing name in search field.
Choose this configuration and run it by pressing Ctrl + Alt + F10

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answered May 09 '21 at 17:55

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:01

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For listing installed modules for Python 3:

sudo pip3 list

For installing the request module for Python 3:

sudo pip3 install requests

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answered Jul 19 '21 at 12:27

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:12

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Make sure that Requests module should have a version that starts with 2.

Not correct

pip3 list

Output:

Package         Version
--------------- -------
requestes       0.0.1

I installed this and installed using

python -m pip install requests

Later:

cd C:\python\Scripts
pip list

Output:

Package         Version
--------------- ---------

certifi         2021.5.30

chardet         4.0.0

idna            2.10

pip             21.1.3

**requests        2.25.1**

urllib3         1.26.6

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answered Jun 30 '21 at 04:54

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*requestes* vs. *requests*: Are you sure it is not some kind of [typosquatting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typosquatting)? – Peter Mortensen Jul 02 '23 at 16:34
[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. Without "s") – Peter Mortensen Jul 02 '23 at 16:54

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:09

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Activate a virtual environment:

.\env\Scripts\activate

Install the dependencies:

pip install request

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answered Aug 08 '21 at 05:32

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:02

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I have been tackling this issue for two hours now, and this solution did it!

Find your Python installation location and, specifically, the Scripts directory. Open cmd, and run the following:

cd C:\Users\<myLocalUserName>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\Scripts
pip install requests

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answered Jul 10 '22 at 17:15

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jul 02 '23 at 17:04

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For me, I used the package manager within my IDE (PyCharm in this case) to see if 'request' was installed. Once I did that, then the error went away.

I also tried pip install, but I suspect I have multiple Python installations on the system and pip didn't install to the correct Python interpreter. This is why others are suggesting to install from a specific Python installation.

In Linux or Mac, you can run 'which python' for additional clues.

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answered Jul 17 '22 at 23:43

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Re *"request"* (without "`s`"): That is probably why [the typosquatting attack](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76440240/getting-this-error-while-installing-the-request-module-of-python?noredirect=1&lq=1#comment134785674_76440240) was so successful. – Peter Mortensen Jul 02 '23 at 17:06

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