python docx installed but cannot be imported

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Hi I'm using windows and installing python-docx using pip. I went into C:\Python27\Scripts and ran pip install python-docx . I thought it should have been installed.

But when i run a simple import

from docx import Documents

it ran into an "ImportError: No module named docx" when i checked the modules installed using pip using pip list python-docx 0.8.7 is installed. Does anyone know why whis is happening?

Update : I just found out the script runs when i run the script on windows command line, but it doesn't run on IDLE could it be some configurations on IDLE?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 18 '18 at 01:38

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It is not Documents just Document

It should just be:

from docx import Document

Also here is an example from the documentation:

Documentation for command

answered Sep 18 '18 at 01:38

smitty_werbenjagermanjensen

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still the same. The error is an Import error for docx 'ImportError: No module named docx' – Pang Ren Tan Sep 18 '18 at 03:30
What is the version of python being used in the IDLE window it may differ from your command line – smitty_werbenjagermanjensen Sep 18 '18 at 11:10
If it is different pythons check this out https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2812520/pip-dealing-with-multiple-python-versions – smitty_werbenjagermanjensen Sep 18 '18 at 11:21
same version i only have python 2.7 installed in my compute right now. i have a suspicition it is to do with system paths – Pang Ren Tan Sep 19 '18 at 02:56
Then add to your system path the python directory, for instance, mine is C://python34 – smitty_werbenjagermanjensen Sep 20 '18 at 11:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '19 at 11:17

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Just in case if someone is still having problem, please update your setuptools and install python-docx.

pip install -U setuptools

pip install --pre python-docx

answered Mar 19 '19 at 11:17

Black Mask

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