ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'import_export'

Question

I've used the following tutorial. I used the command pip install django-import-export, then added to the Installed Apps section.

    INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.messages',
    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
    'import_export',
    'frontend',
    'userauth',
    'methods',
]

When I run python manage.py collectstatic I get error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'import_export'

Brahui

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Answer 1

Install the import_export module by writing this command in command prompt

pip install --user django-import_export or use pip install django-import_export

Stopover

Your package name has an underscore. There should be a hyphen instead. – Thomsen

It worked, but I removed the --user, since the requirements.txt should be for every user – Fundament

Yes in my case the command runs with --user and in your case its runs without --user nice. – Stopover

Answer 2

I guess you used virtual environment to develop some parts of your project (maybe accidentally) and then you switched it off.
Try to reinstall the modules with your virtual environment activated.

Nancinancie

Answer 3

I had the same bug before, and here is what I did.

INSTALLED_APPS = [
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
'django.conf',
'import_export',]

Be careful, the order of 'django.conf' and 'import_export' cannot be changed.

Mammet

Answer 4

I guess you have installed Django in virtualenv. Now when you installed django-import-export you forgot to activate your virtual environment. I doubt there is something else.

Also make sure that your virtual environment is enabled when you run django manage.py collectstatic. You might have installed Django outside all virtual environments once in the past (by mistake) and is therefore not raising "Django not found" errors but cannot find import_export because you actually installed it in virtual environment.

Malti

I am new to django! Can you please explain me how to activate virtualenv – Brahui

Are you using virtual environment? – Malti

I've installed virtual environment. But am not using it in my project – Brahui

Answer 5

Simple please install django-import-export==2.5.0

i hope its work

Multinational

Answer 6

Following worked for me, I still don't understand why.

1. Delete your virtual env directory.
   rm -rf env

2. Come out of the virtual env.
   exec $SHELL

3. Create the virtual environment again.
   python -m venv env

4. Activate your virtual env.
   source ./env/bin/activate

5. Install the requirements again.
   pip install -r requirements.txt

And it worked

Logbook

Answer 7

to solve this problem you can try by installing django import-export only, I tried installing import-export which by default is 0.3.1 version and django import-export installs 3.2.0 version and fixed the problem

Heartbreaker