Import Error: No module named django

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I am using centos linux.

I had python 2.6 with django and now i upgraded to python 2.7.
Python 2.6 is located in /usr/lib/python2.6.
Python 2.7 is located in /usr/local/lib/python2.7.
They both have site-packages directory and they both contain django 1.2.

If i run python i get the 2.7 version.
My problem is that if try to import django i get

ImportError: No module named django

I am not sure where is my PYTHONPATH defined and if this is what i need to change. anyone ?

i ended up making a symbolic link to the 2.6 site-packages directory.

score 54 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '17 at 12:58

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I had the same error, and this fix my issue

python -m pip install django

:) Done!

answered Oct 30 '17 at 12:58

accimeesterlin

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This worked for me - care to elaborate the difference on running this, as opposed to `pip install django`? – Jeppe Feb 01 '18 at 13:01
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This is the correct answer, you helped me. Thank you. – Ayman Al-Absi Apr 19 '18 at 23:46
I did this, and it says **Requirement already satisfied**. I got ***ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'address'*** after I changed the location of my django folder. – AnonymousUser Jan 07 '22 at 05:31

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 27 '18 at 06:14

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To check your path, you can use the following code:

import sys     
print(sys.path)

If you already know where django is installed, it should be easy to test if the desired directory is in your path with directory in sys.path.

Regarding where your PYTHONPATH is defined, note that it's an environment variable, so you can check its value (if defined) with: echo $PYTHONPATH

edited Mar 27 '18 at 06:14

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answered Feb 27 '12 at 08:53

jcollado

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the direcroty is not in the path but the parent direcotory - '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages' is in the path, how do i add a directory to that path ? – yossi Feb 27 '12 at 08:58
PYTHONPATH is not defined, so where are all the directories that are in the sys.path are defined ? – yossi Feb 27 '12 at 09:01
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In that case, python should be able to find django. Did you install it maybe as an egg? – jcollado Feb 27 '12 at 09:05
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Aside from `PYTHONPATH`, the contents of `sys.path` is populated using a value that depends on the installation. [Related question](http://stackoverflow.com/q/897792/183066). – jcollado Feb 27 '12 at 09:10

Adam Morris · Answer 3 · 2014-10-30T14:01:05.903

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Under linux, you can set the PYTHONPATH environment variable in your .profile or .bashrc. You can either edit it directly from the terminal by changing to your home directory (cd ~), and then edit the file (nano .bashrc), or by opening the file with gtkedit or vim or whatever, and add:

PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:/another/path/etc

If you want to test this before editing your profile, you can export this from the terminal as:

export PYTHONPATH=/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages

I'm assuming you're running this straight from the command line. If you're running it as a wsgi module in apache, you can add this to your syspath from your wsgi file as:

import sys
sys.path.append('/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages')

edited Oct 30 '14 at 14:01

answered Feb 27 '12 at 09:08

Adam Morris

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I think the separator should be a ":" instead of a ";" – Yann Sagon Oct 27 '14 at 13:04
@YannSagon Thanks - fixed above. Semi-colon would be for windows, but this was for centos, which would use a colon. – Adam Morris Oct 30 '14 at 14:01

score 13 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 30 '16 at 08:25

try

pip freeze

this command show which packages are installed in your system then run with root privilege

pip install django

then create a new project with command

django-admin.py startproject mysite

then start your project

cd path/to/mysite
./manage.py runserver

in file wsgi.py add this lines

import os
import sys
DJANGO_PATH =  os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)), '..')
sys.path.append(DJANGO_PATH)

score 11 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 27 '12 at 08:56

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Try printing sys.path to see what's in your path. Django need to be in one of the dirs listed. Example on Windows:

>>> import sys
>>> for p in sys.path: print p

C:\Python27\Lib\idlelib
C:\Windows\system32\python27.zip
C:\Python27\DLLs
C:\Python27\lib
C:\Python27\lib\plat-win
C:\Python27\lib\lib-tk
C:\Python27
C:\Python27\lib\site-packages
>>>

answered Feb 27 '12 at 08:56

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how do i add a directory to this list ? if i use .append it does not presist – yossi Feb 27 '12 at 09:11

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 07 '20 at 15:10

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django went missing with an upgrade to python 3.7

pip3 install django

fixed the problem.

answered Aug 07 '20 at 15:10

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Leonardo Ramírez · Answer 7 · 2022-06-03T19:37:49.710

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If you are using a environment use:

$ <environment_location>/<environment_name>/bin/python manage.py runserver

edited Jun 03 '22 at 19:37

answered Jun 09 '20 at 19:44

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 21 '21 at 22:34

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python3 -m django --version1

for me it was that^

answered Mar 21 '21 at 22:34

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score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Sep 11 '22 at 14:02

I also had same error but easily solved it .those who are using version 4 and above of Django and python 3.0 can do the following(for windows)

pip install virtualenv #installs virtual environment in pc

py -m venv myvenv #creates virtual environment named myvenv inside folder

myvenv/Scripts/activate # activates the virtual environment

You are now ready to go.

pip install django # pip install django

python -m django --version # checks the version of installed django

Import Error: No module named django

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