Python Visual Studio Code Module not found

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Have installed Python 3.7.6 and am trying to write a code in Visual Studio Code

Using: import pikepdf

Gets me the error of ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pikepdf'

However, I run "pip install pikepdf" and I get:

Requirement already satisfied: pikepdf in c:\users\ME\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\site-packages (1.8.2) Requirement already satisfied: lxml>=4.0 in c:\users\ME\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\site-packages (from pikepdf) (4.4.2)

My installation path for Python is: C:\Users\ME\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38

And trying to change something in the "Python: Python Path" gets me more errors.

Are you not using virtual environments or something similar? — AMC
– AMC, Commented Jan 4, 2020 at 18:52

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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The issue was that Visual Studio Code comes with its own version of Python, while I had installed my own.

The issue was solved by changing the version VSC was running so it matched the one where the modules were being installed.

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Gino Mempin · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-01 03:00:25Z

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You can check which environment your VSCode is using. You can do that by inspecting your left-bottom corner, here:

When you are running your code, you are using python or python3.7?

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Mario Garcia Over a year ago

It says Python 3.8.0 64-bit (and nothing else), though it's weird because when I use CMD and ask python version, it returns 3.7.6

FrankyHollywood · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-12 07:11:55Z

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This problem can also occur when debugging a Python script from Visual Studio Code. In case you want to import a local python file the debugger can't find it. A solution is to load the module by path:

path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute(), '..', 'subdir', 'myFile.py'))
loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader('myFile', path)
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader('myFile', loader)
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
spec.loader.exec_module(module)

# now use the module:
module.myMethod()
myClassInstance = module.myClass()

Now debugging works fine, with correctly loaded my module.

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answered Aug 17, 2022 at 8:50

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FrankyHollywood Over a year ago

While I found this works, this answer is better: stackoverflow.com/questions/53653083/…

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