ImportError: No module named requests

7.2K Asked by AbigailAbraham in Python , Asked on Apr 10, 2021

On importing requests, I am getting an error saying No module Named requests.

import requests
The error I get:
File "ex2.py", line 1, in 
import requests
ImportError: No module named requests

Answered by Abigail Abraham

You are getting this error “no module named 'requests” because you have not installed the request module. Because requests are not a built in module (it does not come with the default python installation), so you will have to install it in order to run it properly.

Installation steps for OSX/Linux:-

If you have pip installed in your system use

$ sudo pip install requests

An alternative way is also there for that you can also use if you have easy_install installed.

sudo easy_install -U requests

For centos you can use:

yum install python-requests

In Windows you can install it by as follows:-

If in your system pip is installed and you have added pip.exe to the Path Environment Variable. You can use:-

pip install requests

For adding the library manually to a windows machine, you can download the compressed library, uncompress it, and then place it into the Libsite-packages folder of your python path. (For example: C:Python27Libsite-packages)

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Ranjana

The error message "ImportError: No Module Named Requests" indicates that the requests library is not installed in your Python environment. The requests library is a popular HTTP library used for making web requests in Python.

To resolve this issue, you need to install the requests library. Here's how you can do it:

Using pip

pip is the package installer for Python, and you can use it to install the requests library.

Open your terminal or command prompt.

Run the following command:

  pip install requests

For Specific Python Version

If you have multiple versions of Python installed, you might need to specify the Python version explicitly:

For Python 3:

  pip3 install requests

If you are using a virtual environment, make sure it is activated before running the install command:

source /path/to/your/venv/bin/activate  # On Linux/macOS

.path	oyourenvScriptsctivate  # On Windows

pip install requestsVerifying InstallationAfter installation, you can verify that the requests library is installed correctly by running the following command in a Python shell:

import requests

print(requests.__version__)

If the import is successful and you see the version number of the requests library, the installation was successful.

Common Issues

Permission Issues: If you encounter permission issues, you might need to run the install command with --user flag:

pip install --user requests

Environment Issues: Ensure you are installing the library in the correct Python environment. If you are using an IDE or a specific virtual environment, make sure it is activated or configured correctly.

Alternative: Conda

If you are using Anaconda or Miniconda, you can install the requests library using conda:

conda install requests

By following these steps, you should be able to resolve the "ImportError: No Module Named Requests" and successfully import and use the requests library in your Python code.

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