Python ImportError: No module named wx

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Im sorry to ask this question again. I have searched and found endles repeats of it both on stackoverflow and also on general google search. Unfortunatly I just cant get my system sorted.

I have the following:

C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode

this folder contains the wx folder and also wx & wxPython folders which each contain the _init_.py files

When I import wx I get the error message "no module named wx"

What do I need to do in order to get Python to find the relevant files to allow me to "import wx" succesfully

"When I import wx I get the error message" -> where are you doing the import step (i.e. please provide more details) and are you sure that you're using Python2.7 when you do the import (I'm wondering if your default Python is another version)? — sgallen, Dec 22 '11 at 21:07
I have been running that code on the IDLE Python GUI `>>> import wx Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in import wx ImportError: No module named wx` — Luke Bream, Dec 22 '11 at 21:14
Can you import other modules? Only wx fails ?. If this is the case, is there a wx.pth file in your site-packages folder ? — joaquin, Dec 22 '11 at 21:36
yes I can import all my other modules and packages and the wx.pth file is present in site-packages...Its just this sone Im having probles with.. — Luke Bream, Dec 22 '11 at 21:52
Ops! what you describe is the correct setup... It should work... Did you installed from a binary from the official wxpython site? What was the name of if ? A different question, can you import wx from a python shell open in the windows console (instead of from idle). — joaquin, Dec 22 '11 at 22:03
thats interesting....YES I can import wx from the windows console ??? thats a bit strange.... what does that mean ?? why is it not working inside IDLE.. — Luke Bream, Dec 22 '11 at 22:07
Joaquin... thanks so much that has fixed the problem... I closed IDLE and restarted it and it is now accepting the imprt wx statement....Yipee !! — Luke Bream, Dec 22 '11 at 22:11
You know? I have the least idea of why is now working and not before. Maybe you didnt restarted idle after installing wx ? um... — joaquin, Dec 22 '11 at 22:18
hello discussion from the distant past. same problem. restarting idle fixed it — Snesticle, Oct 06 '15 at 23:54

score 54 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '15 at 11:53

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Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install python-wxtools

answered Mar 25 '15 at 11:53

Giuseppe Urso

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he uses windows, not ubuntu/debian – Mateusz Jun 12 '16 at 11:14
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The fact OP has in the question `C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode` means this answer will be rather less than useful. – paxdiablo Feb 27 '19 at 11:07

score 29 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 22 '19 at 10:57

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For Windows and MacOS, Simply install it with pip

pip install -U wxPython

Reference: Official site

answered Nov 22 '19 at 10:57

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for linux too, this is the best way – rayzinnz Mar 25 '21 at 05:32
As per the site, for linux distro dependent, example: pip install -U \ -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \ wxPython – Meep Sep 30 '21 at 19:28

score 21 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 17 '17 at 09:45

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Windows:

Go to C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\ find the folder wx-<version>-msw or similar
Move the wx from the above folder to C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\

edited Feb 17 '17 at 09:45

philshem

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answered Jul 01 '15 at 17:41

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This worked for me after I installed wx from [Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages](http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/) – philshem Feb 17 '17 at 09:45

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 02 '13 at 05:58

I had the same error today but I tried something and surprisingly it worked. In the site packages folder there will be a file named wx.pth. Open it using notepad and its contents would be like "wx-2.8-msw-unicode"

It is basically the name of the folder containing wxpython. Delete this using Ctrl + A and copy the name of the folder from the site packages and paste it here even if it is the same.

Sounds weird but maybe the original file contained a hidden character...

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 24 '17 at 23:27

I had the same problem for a PyMOL plugin that required the wx module, though I installed wxpython by downloading its package from here (Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages) and installing it with the command:

pip install .\wxPython-3.0.2.0-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl

For some reason it gave me that error, for which I uninstalled it with:

pip uninstall wxPython

and then I downloaded it from here (wxPython 4.0.0a1) and reinstalled:

pip install .\wxPython-4.0.0a1-cp27-cp27m-win_amd64.whl

The error at this point has not been presented anymore.

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 24 '21 at 12:24

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This worked for me

pip install --user -U wxPython

answered Feb 24 '21 at 12:24

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score 2 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 09 '17 at 12:12

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I too face the same problem, I like to share which I was faced so it can be helpful for anyone. In my case I have installed both python2. 7 and python3, and tested the application in python3 after some analysis I used

pip show wxpython-common

to find the location of wx which was in

/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages

so i understood in my case wx will work only in python2.7 environment

answered Jun 09 '17 at 12:12

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Yes but that's because python 2.7 is default on your system, try pip3 – Giuseppe Urso Aug 01 '19 at 14:14

score 2 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 22 '20 at 22:42

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In fedora you can use following command to install wx

pip install -U \
  -f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \
  wxPython

edited Apr 22 '20 at 22:42

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answered Oct 25 '17 at 09:54

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 11 '17 at 17:31

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I'm on 64-bit Windows 7 and went to:

https://wxpython.org/

Then downloaded the exe for my system, installed it, and it worked for me.

answered Jan 11 '17 at 17:31

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FYI - this installation requires windows admin rights – philshem Feb 17 '17 at 09:46
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Download link: https://wxpython.org/pages/downloads/ – Nelda.techspiress Mar 17 '21 at 18:04

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Aug 11 '17 at 07:09

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Download the .whl file from this link.

The name of the file is: wxPython‑3.0.2.0‑cp27‑none‑win32.whl for Windows 32 bit and python 2.7 and wxPython‑3.0.2.0‑cp27‑none‑win_amd64.whl for Windows 64 bit and python 2.7.

Then in the command prompt: pip install location-of-the-above-saved-file

edited Aug 11 '17 at 07:09

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answered Aug 10 '17 at 23:46

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score 1 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 01 '18 at 13:55

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Just open your terminal and run this command thats for windows users pip install -U wxPython

for Ubuntu user you can use this

pip install -U \
-f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \
wxPython

answered Mar 01 '18 at 13:55

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Nov 06 '13 at 00:53

You may check if you have the directory where are the packages of Python (in my machine, this dir is C:\Python27\lib\site-packages) in the Path variable on Windows. If Python's path environment variable does not have this directory, you will not find the packages.

score 0 · Answer 13 · edited Jan 03 '17 at 12:52

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If you do not have wx installed on windows you can use :

 pip install wx

edited Jan 03 '17 at 12:52

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answered Sep 22 '16 at 08:46

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This failed with compile errors for me, using Python 2.7. – Samuel Jan 11 '17 at 17:30
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If the pip installation fails, you should install the binary from http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/ – philshem Feb 17 '17 at 09:46
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This command worked for me:: pip install wxPython – sijo0703 Apr 12 '19 at 18:16

score -1 · Answer 14 · answered Jul 15 '16 at 04:23

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I restart the IDLE and works for me!

answered Jul 15 '16 at 04:23

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score -1 · Answer 15 · edited Oct 01 '19 at 20:25

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Make sure you choose the right project intepreter in the compiler. I used the Pycharm, and I encountered the same problem. And it was solved by choose the right intepreter. Thisvideo may help you.

edited Oct 01 '19 at 20:25

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answered Oct 01 '19 at 19:16

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score -3 · Answer 16 · answered Dec 22 '11 at 21:15

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Generally, package names in the site-packages folder are intended to be imported using the exact name of the module or subfolder.

If my site-packages folder has a subfolder named "foobar", I would import that package by typing import foobar.

One solution might be to rename site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode to site-packages\wx.

Or you could add C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode to your PYTHONPATH environment variable.

answered Dec 22 '11 at 21:15

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please, don't do that, the name is correct. If you installation has been done properly there should be a file wx.pth in site-packages pointing to that folder name. – joaquin Dec 22 '11 at 21:30
Hi....I have checked the site-packages folder and I do have the wx.pth file present....and it contains the follwoing single line `wx-2.8-msw-unicode` any suggestions for sorting this would be really appreciated ! – Luke Bream Dec 22 '11 at 21:49

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