how to import / add module named web in python

Question

import web

ImportError: No module named web

in below code:

import web

urls = (
    '/(.*)', 'hello'
)
app = web.application(urls, globals())

class hello:        
    def GET(self, name):
        if not name: 
            name = 'world'
        return 'Hello, ' + name + '!'

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

possible duplicate of [how to import / add module named utils in python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8400866/how-to-import-add-module-named-utils-in-python) — David Webb, Dec 06 '11 at 14:32
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score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 06 '11 at 11:23

Is Webpy installed in a directory on your Python path? Have a look at what directories are included by...

import sys

print sys.path

It is better to install third-party packages using something like pip or easy_install - this usually avoids path issues.

sudo easy_install web.py

But if you absolutely can't do this (you are making life difficult if you don't), then you can hack around it by including something like

>>> sys.path.insert(0, '/path/to/webpy')

Though this his is frowned upon.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 06 '11 at 11:11

It seems like the module web cannot be found. It is neither located in your standard package directories (depends on your python version) nor in a location referenced by your PYTHON_PATH environment variable.

Additionally there is no file web.py relative to your script.

Did you install all dependencies correctly?

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