No module named openai

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I've installed openai on my laptop with pip install openai.

Have installed on my laptop and after installed on the same folder where my code file is. But when I try to run the code I get ImportError: No module named openai

This is the code from the file. Pretty simple:

import openai

openai.api_key = API_KEY

prompt = "Say this is a test"

response = openai.Completion.create(
    engine="text-davinci-001", prompt=prompt, max_tokens=6
)

print(response)

What am I doing wrong?

Do you have multiple versions of python installed on your machine - not a virtual environment? — It_is_Chris, Apr 14 '22 at 14:25
@Zaesar you almost certainly are running you code in a different install of python than where pip is installing your packages. Assuming you are using pip in the terminal do `which python` or `where python` on widows to see if it is the same install of python you are using to run your code. — It_is_Chris, Apr 14 '22 at 14:38
And the file that I'm running is in `/Escritorio/coding/python$ ` — Zaesar, Apr 14 '22 at 14:42
@Zaesar make sure you are using the correct [python interpreter](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments#_work-with-python-interpreters) in VS Code. FYI - all Macs come with python2 installed by default so if you are not using `conda` make sure to use `pip3` and `python3` — It_is_Chris, Apr 14 '22 at 14:52
I'm using Python select interpreter my python version Python 3.9.12. but still get the same `ImportError: No module named openai`.I can't figure out what is wrong — Zaesar, Apr 14 '22 at 15:09
Selected different interpreters: the recommended `Python 3.9.12 64-bit`, `Python 3.6.9 64-bit` and `Python 2.7.17 64-bit` with thePython 3. it doesn't flag openai on file but with Python2 it flags it. Anyway trying all different ways I still get `ImportError: No module named openai` — Zaesar, Apr 14 '22 at 15:27
When I write on the terminal python3 main.py (the name of the file) It works. It has to be something with VS but can't figure out what — Zaesar, Apr 14 '22 at 16:17
I get this error too when running a python script that imports `openai` but not when I `import openai` in idle. — Marc Maxmeister, Nov 04 '22 at 03:54
try with PyCharm instead - I also had the same issue in VS Code even when I created a new venv (strangely it ran for two runs and then went back to saying it didn't exist), install/uninstalled openai package — William Baker Morrison, Apr 29 '23 at 20:16

score 26 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 16 '23 at 17:07

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I encountred the same problem and all what I did was:

First uninstall the openai package with :

pip uninstall openai

Then I upgraded pip with :

pip install --upgrade pip

And i re-installed the openapi package with

pip install openai

And it worked.

edited Jun 16 '23 at 17:07

A. El-zahaby

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answered Jan 03 '23 at 13:24

clicmolette

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Saved my day! But how? – Guilherme Sampaio Feb 28 '23 at 21:58
same here... new to python.. dont even know where pip came from lol – JBoothUA Jul 22 '23 at 04:36

elhadi dp ıpɐɥןǝ · Answer 2 · 2023-08-13T17:36:53.883

This can happen if you have multiple versions of python

to show where pip has installed openai package, you can run this command

pip show openai

you will have an output like this

Name: openai
Version: 0.26.4
Summary: Python client library for the OpenAI API
Home-page: https://github.com/openai/openai-python
Author: OpenAI
Author-email: support@openai.com
License: None
Location: /home/${USER}/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages
Requires: requests, tqdm, aiohttp
Required-by:

as you see, for me pip installs the package openai for the python version 3.8.

so if the default python version is 2.7 for example, when running python then making import openai, this will not work.

you can change the default python version to the same verion of the package openai, use

sudo update-alternatives --config python

Then select the correct version (3.8 for me).

you can also try to install openai for your default python version:

python -m pip install openai

Thanks for this. Lots of answers sending me round in circles but this was the first one that helped diagnose and solve the issue. — sarin, Feb 21 '23 at 16:24
Thanks a lot. Your answer helped me. If anyone else is experiencing the same issue, please check that your Python version matches that of OpenAI. — Daemonson Dong, Mar 07 '23 at 11:05

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 28 '23 at 01:42

Top answer didn't work for me, but this did:

I am using VS code on a mac. I had to select the correct Python interpreter. I am using Python 3 and pip3 instead of pip.

Uninstall the openai package with :

pip uninstall openai

Upgraded pip with (be sure to use pip3):

pip3 install --upgrade pip

And i re-installed the openapi package with (be sure to use pip3):

pip3 install openai

Roylic Korisky · Answer 4 · 2023-04-10T04:07:46.030

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For the one who tries to run it on macOS, just use

sudo flask run

and it works.

edited Apr 10 '23 at 04:07

answered Mar 26 '23 at 08:20

Roylic Korisky

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flash is not a valid command on macOS. – WebDev-SysAdmin Apr 07 '23 at 20:18
@WebDev-SysAdmin My apologies, you need to go into the openai-quickstart-python and type 'sudo flask run'. Make sure for any dependencies for flask are installed – Roylic Korisky Apr 10 '23 at 04:10
This was the solution that worked for me, and I hate it. (As of May '23, the OpenAI Quickstart tutorial seems well written and maintained, so it seems there must be some quirk of my setup that means I need to run flask under `sudo` where others don't, and one day I'll determine why.) – Allen Pike May 18 '23 at 17:48

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 20 '23 at 08:54

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Try putting --user after the snippet.

pip install openai --user

After this, the error doesn't show up & the code works fine for me.

answered Mar 20 '23 at 08:54

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 06 '23 at 14:40

I was trying to run my openai python script through VS Code on a Mac with python3 installed. When I tried to run my script by pressing the play button supplied by VS Code's Pylance Python extension I kept getting the error message No module named openai.

What helped me was, to install openai with the standard prompt pip install openai and by executing my script through the terminal prompt python3 script.py.

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 06 '23 at 15:07

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in case you are running the python script as admin (or sudo) it throws the error ImportError: No module named openai. but with out admin (or sudo) it just runs fine

answered May 06 '23 at 15:07

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 02 '23 at 23:40

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This might be a temporary VS code error. Try closing the app and trying it again. It worked well for me on pycharm.

I used this:

pip3 install openai

answered Jul 02 '23 at 23:40

Khushi Mittal

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Karthikeyan VK · Answer 9 · 2023-07-28T17:28:51.497

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After you run the following command

pip install openai

If you are using visual studio code restart your kernal.it worked for me.

edited Jul 28 '23 at 17:28

answered Jul 28 '23 at 13:59

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 02 '23 at 17:50

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If anyone runs into this problem when running Firebase on an emulator:

You have to make sure this config is set to 'true' on pyvenv.cfg:

include-system-site-packages = true

answered Aug 02 '23 at 17:50

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