ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dbutils'

Question

I'm trying to run the accepted answer mentioned here on a Azure Databricks Notebook which yields the following error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dbutils'

After looking up the error I came across this post, however, I'm unable to determine whether the errors are similar. The post isn't very helpful either.

Running dbutils.fs.ls(path) works but Importing the module using

from dbutils import FileInfo yields the above error.

I'm also unable to deduce if this is an issue with different module names overlapping.

Please Advise.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '22 at 09:57

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if you do type(dbutils) you can find that it's dbruntime.dbutils.DBUtils, not dbutils.something. Similarly, if you do type(dbutils.fs.ls("/")[0]), then you get dbruntime.dbutils.FileInfo that could be imported as:

from dbruntime.dbutils import FileInfo

But real question - why do you need to import FileInfo?

answered Apr 24 '22 at 09:57

Alex Ott

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Thanks it worked like a Charm! FileInfo was mentioned in the accepted answer in the post I was referring to – The Singularity Apr 24 '22 at 10:43
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please note that this package name could depend on the DBR version as it's internal detail and can change at any time – Alex Ott Apr 24 '22 at 10:50

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dbutils'

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