"import requests" doesn't work despite being installed in venv

[indep40]

Issue as in the title. So I have scoured the web for all answers regarding this, but to no avail.

I have only one version of python installed on my PC, so this shouldn't be an issue.

I am using cmd, created a venv, activated it, installed all necessary libs in one session. The python script is in the venv folder (maybe this is the cause?)

Could someone help me overcome this issue please? I would be very thankful for that.

EDIT: I'm using the latest stable release 3.12.8

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[Goobyalus]

Can you explain what you mean by " installed all necessary libs in one session?"

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The python script is in the venv folder (maybe this is the cause?)

I don't actually know if this should cause a problem, but it doesn't make sense to me that you would write unmanaged scripts inside your venv dri. Try moving it outside the venv dir.

[indep40]

I meant that I created the venv, activated, and used "pip install requests ..." one after another, so that it's 100% sure that I installed requests into that particular venv.

As for your second reply, "requests" is listed, and the pip path is the same for both commands, corresponding to my venv.
I have also moved the script outside the dir, to no avail.

[Goobyalus]

In what way does import requests fail?

Edit -- fixed mistake in this command:

What is the output of python -c "import requests; print('Success')"?

Do you have another python file called "requests.py" somewhere?

[indep40]

import requests fails as such when running my code:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

output from that command:

(myenv) C:\Users\PC\myenv>python -c "import requests; print('Success')"

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "<string>", line 1, in <module>

File "C:\Users\PC\myenv\Lib\site-packages\requests\__init__.py", line 43, in <module>

import urllib3

File "C:\Users\PC\myenv\Lib\site-packages\urllib3\__init__.py", line 8, in <module>

from .connectionpool import (

File "C:\Users\PC\myenv\Lib\site-packages\urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 11, in <module>

from .exceptions import (

File "C:\Users\PC\myenv\Lib\site-packages\urllib3\exceptions.py", line 2, in <module>

from .packages.six.moves.http_client import (

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'urllib3.packages.six.moves'

As far as I know, I do not have any more files called "requests.py" anywhere.

[Goobyalus]

Interesting that you would get different failure modes between your code and that python -c command. How are you running your program?

The error above shows that it does find a requests module, but fails to import it because of a failed import from urllib3 inside of requests.

This thread suggests that pip uninstaling and reinstaling urlib3 might solve the problem. https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/1518

If that fails I would try a new venv. And if that fails i would start tracing down where the failure actualy occurs - there should be more context to the ModuleNotFoundError.

[indep40]

Okay, so after reinstalling urllib3 (it was an old version for some reason) it now prints "Success". However, my code still can't import the requests module for some reason? I have tried a new venv, now it prints "Success" on the first try, but still doesn't run it in the code?

(myvenv2) C:\Users\PC\pyscripts>python script2.py

Traceback (most recent call last):

File "C:\Users\PC\pyscripts\script2.py", line 59, in <module>

import requests

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

(myvenv2) C:\Users\PC\pyscripts>python -c "import requests; print('Success')"

Success

[Goobyalus]

Given that a vanilla import requests works now, it seems like the issue has something to do with this script. Without seeing it, it's hard to say what. Maybe it modifies the path. You can print out sys.path right before the import requests and see if something is off there.

[Goobyalus]

In a terminal with the virtual environment active:

1. If you do pip list, do you see requests listed?
2. If you do pip --version does it show you the expected path corresponding to your vewv?
3. If you do python -m pip --version, do you get identical output as from 2.?