ImportError: cannot import name 'WebClient'

Question

I can't do

from slack import WebClient

I get this error:

ImportError: cannot import name 'WebClient'

Have installed slack module

pip install slack

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:\Downloads\slack-automation-master\channel_messages.py", line 3, in from slack import WebClient ImportError: cannot import name 'WebClient'

Possible duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57614585/python-cant-find-installed-module-slackclient-on-macos-any-suggestions — CodeRed, Sep 23 '19 at 08:30
Possible duplicate of [Python can't find installed module slackclient on MacOs. Any suggestions?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57614585/python-cant-find-installed-module-slackclient-on-macos-any-suggestions) — Mark Ormesher, Sep 23 '19 at 08:48
The PyPI package is called `slackclient`, not `slack`. So you install with: `pip3 install slackclient` — Erik Kalkoken, Sep 23 '19 at 10:53
Do you have any file named slack.py or some other format. Just rename it. pip install slack > works fine. — Siva Sankar, May 21 '21 at 13:37

score 16 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 21 '19 at 12:20

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pip install slack

pip install slackclient

Should do

answered Nov 21 '19 at 12:20

TOM

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`from slackclient import SlackClient` – ajaykools Sep 03 '20 at 06:33
@ajaykools I get this error: `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'slackclient'`. I have already installed `slackclient` – HuLu ViCa Jul 26 '21 at 18:53
@HuLuViCa I hope you might have figured it out by now. – ajaykools Feb 24 '22 at 17:26

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 18 '21 at 11:42

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uninstall slack and slackclient first: pip uninstall slack pip uninstall slackclient

then re-install, slack first

pip install slack pip install slacklient

works for versions 0.0.2 and 2.9.3 respectively

answered Mar 18 '21 at 11:42

alarrain

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '20 at 19:50

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Move to pipenv.

pip install pipenv
pipenv install -r requirements.txt
pipenv run python my_program.py

answered Dec 09 '20 at 19:50

Pradeep Panga

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Hi Pradeep, welcome to stackoverflow! You are replying to an old question and this does not seem to answer the question; using pipenv does not fix the import problem described. – matz Dec 09 '20 at 21:56

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 14 '20 at 11:49

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I got this error too after an upgrade of my dependencies where I was already having slack (0.0.2) and slackclient (2.9.3)

As I was in python 3.6, I upgraded to 3.8 just to check if then it works, and BINGO, it started to work (scumbag python)

answered Dec 14 '20 at 11:49

Arcones

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score -2 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 03 '20 at 19:40

THere is no one solution. This is because Python version control and package dependency paths are a nightmare. What solved for me was to Sudo -H pip uninstall slack Sudo -H pip install slack

In fact the install failed because it said that the dependency was already available. Meaming, that earlier 2 versions of slack were installed. One in /usr/local/lib... folder and the other in /home/nitish/lib/...folder

What a spaghetti python is. Living up to it's name.

ImportError: cannot import name 'WebClient'

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