I installed the pyautogui module and dependencies via pip-3.2 on my raspi correctly, However when I am trying to do
import pyautogui
I am getting an import error:
ImportError: No module named pyautogui
What am I doing wrong? Did the command change?
Sorry I am a total python Noob, any help is greatly appreciated
asked Jul 26, 2015 at 8:40
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It might be because you’re trying it from a python 2.x shell. Instead try this command on a python3 shell and try importing the same.
answered Jul 26, 2015 at 8:57
Sentient07Sentient07
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True you would have to use python 3. First you have to make sure you checked the change system path variable while installing python 3. then open the command prompt on windows and type
pip install pyautogui
or
pip3 install pyautogui
in osx and linux.
Savad KP
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answered Aug 8, 2015 at 16:31
abassabass
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I also had a hard time getting pyautogui to work via Terminal on my macOS Catalina. I installed it using pip3 install pyautogui
. It supposedly installed but still gave error: No module named ‘pyautogui’, when I tried to import it (after running python3). What finally worked was this command I found on the pyautogui documentation page (https://pyautogui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html):
python3 -m pip install pyautogui
If it says permission denied, try:
python3 -m pip install --user pyautogui
answered Jun 23, 2020 at 10:22
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Search in C:\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages (Where-ever you have installed it). Check if you have pyautogui directory.
If YES then there exists a configuration issue with pycharm or IDLE.
If NO then
- Open Command Prompt
- cd
C:\Python37-32\Scripts
pip install pillow
pip install pyautogui
Check for Successfully installed response.
HAPPY CODING!
answered Oct 12, 2018 at 8:01
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If you run your script with sudo, you should install the module also under sudo…
answered Aug 22, 2020 at 14:47
bangkokguybangkokguy
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I installed the pyautogui module and dependencies via pip-3.2 on my raspi correctly, However when I am trying to do
import pyautogui
I am getting an import error:
ImportError: No module named pyautogui
What am I doing wrong? Did the command change?
Sorry I am a total python Noob, any help is greatly appreciated
asked Jul 26, 2015 at 8:40
0
It might be because you’re trying it from a python 2.x shell. Instead try this command on a python3 shell and try importing the same.
answered Jul 26, 2015 at 8:57
Sentient07Sentient07
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True you would have to use python 3. First you have to make sure you checked the change system path variable while installing python 3. then open the command prompt on windows and type
pip install pyautogui
or
pip3 install pyautogui
in osx and linux.
Savad KP
1,6353 gold badges28 silver badges40 bronze badges
answered Aug 8, 2015 at 16:31
abassabass
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I also had a hard time getting pyautogui to work via Terminal on my macOS Catalina. I installed it using pip3 install pyautogui
. It supposedly installed but still gave error: No module named ‘pyautogui’, when I tried to import it (after running python3). What finally worked was this command I found on the pyautogui documentation page (https://pyautogui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html):
python3 -m pip install pyautogui
If it says permission denied, try:
python3 -m pip install --user pyautogui
answered Jun 23, 2020 at 10:22
1
Search in C:\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages (Where-ever you have installed it). Check if you have pyautogui directory.
If YES then there exists a configuration issue with pycharm or IDLE.
If NO then
- Open Command Prompt
- cd
C:\Python37-32\Scripts
pip install pillow
pip install pyautogui
Check for Successfully installed response.
HAPPY CODING!
answered Oct 12, 2018 at 8:01
1
If you run your script with sudo, you should install the module also under sudo…
answered Aug 22, 2020 at 14:47
bangkokguybangkokguy
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Добрый день.
Не получается импортировать модуль PyAutoGUI в программу.
Переустанавливал PyAutoGUI несколько раз, перезагружал компьютер, ничего не выходит.
(Я бессилен. Пытался найти решение в интернете, но неудачно.)
(Использую Komodo, т.к. нравится интерфейс)
Помогите, не понимаю в чем проблема и как ёё решить.
Также после пробного запуска программы в Komodo — создается отдельный файл string.
Показано на скрине.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\python\Script\Coord.py", line 1, in <module>
import pyautogui
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\pyautogui\__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
import platform
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\platform.py", line 779, in <module>
collections.namedtuple(
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\collections\__init__.py", line 431, in namedtuple
__new__ = eval(code, namespace)
File "<string>", line 0, in <module>
TypeError: 'NoneType' object does not support item assignment
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\base64.py", line 510, in _input_type_check
m = memoryview(s)
TypeError: memoryview: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\bin\py3_dbgp.py", line 307, in <module>
sys.exit( main(sys.argv) )
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\bin\py3_dbgp.py", line 303, in main
client.runMain(args, interactive)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\python3lib\dbgp\client.py", line 2482, in runMain
self.cmdloop()
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\python3lib\dbgp\client.py", line 2552, in cmdloop
self.onecmd(data)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\python3lib\dbgp\client.py", line 2652, in onecmd
return func(argv[1:])
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\python3lib\dbgp\client.py", line 3511, in do_source
source = base64_encodestring(source)
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveState Komodo IDE 12\lib\support\dbgp\python3lib\dbgp\client.py", line 1358, in base64_encodestring
return base64.encodebytes(data).decode()
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\base64.py", line 527, in encodebytes
_input_type_check(s)
File "c:\users\user\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\base64.py", line 513, in _input_type_check
raise TypeError(msg) from err
TypeError: expected bytes-like object, not str
A common error you may encounter when using Python is modulenotfounderror: no module named ‘pyautogui’.
This error occurs if you do not install pyautogui
before importing it into your program or install the library in the wrong environment.
You can install pyautogui
in Python 3 with python3 -m pip install pyautogui
.
Or conda install -c conda-forge pyautogui
for conda environments.
This tutorial goes through the exact steps to troubleshoot this error for the Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.
Table of contents
- What is ModuleNotFoundError?
- What is PyAutoGUI?
- Always Use a Virtual Environment to Install Packages
- How to Install PyAutoGUI on Windows Operating System
- How to Install PyAutoGUI on Mac Operating System using pip
- AssertionError: You must first install pyobjc-core and pyobjc
- How to Install PyAutoGUI on Linux Operating Systems
- Installing PyAutoGUI Using Anaconda
- Check PyAutoGUI Version
- Using PyAutoGUI Example
- Summary
What is ModuleNotFoundError?
The ModuleNotFoundError occurs when the module you want to use is not present in your Python environment. There are several causes of the modulenotfounderror:
The module’s name is incorrect, in which case you have to check the name of the module you tried to import. Let’s try to import the re module with a double e to see what happens:
import ree
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ModuleNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last) 1 import ree ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ree'
To solve this error, ensure the module name is correct. Let’s look at the revised code:
import re print(re.__version__)
2.2.1
You may want to import a local module file, but the module is not in the same directory. Let’s look at an example package with a script and a local module to import. Let’s look at the following steps to perform from your terminal:
mkdir example_package cd example_package mkdir folder_1 cd folder_1 vi module.py
Note that we use Vim to create the module.py
file in this example. You can use your preferred file editor, such as Emacs or Atom. In module.py
, we will import the re module and define a simple function that prints the re version:
import re def print_re_version(): print(re.__version__)
Close the module.py
, then complete the following commands from your terminal:
cd ../ vi script.py
Inside script.py
, we will try to import the module we created.
import module if __name__ == '__main__': mod.print_re_version()
Let’s run python script.py
from the terminal to see what happens:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "script.py", line 1, in ≺module≻ import module ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'module'
To solve this error, we need to point to the correct path to module.py
, which is inside folder_1
. Let’s look at the revised code:
import folder_1.module as mod if __name__ == '__main__': mod.print_re_version()
When we run python script.py
, we will get the following result:
2.2.1
You can also get the error by overriding the official module you want to import by giving your module the same name.
Lastly, you can encounter the modulenotfounderror when you import a module that is not installed in your Python environment.
What is PyAutoGUI?
The PyAutoGUI library enables Python scripts to control the mouse and keyboard and automate interactions with other applications.
The simplest way to install pyautogui
is to use the package manager for Python called pip
. The following installation instructions are for the major Python version 3.
Always Use a Virtual Environment to Install Packages
It is always best to install new libraries within a virtual environment. You should not install anything into your global Python interpreter when you develop locally. You may introduce incompatibilities between packages, or you may break your system if you install an incompatible version of a library that your operating system needs. Using a virtual environment helps compartmentalize your projects and their dependencies. Each project will have its environment with everything the code needs to run. Most ImportErrors and ModuleNotFoundErrors occur due to installing a library for one interpreter and trying to use the library with another interpreter. Using a virtual environment avoids this. In Python, you can use virtual environments and conda environments. We will go through how to install pyautogui
with both.
How to Install PyAutoGUI on Windows Operating System
First, you need to download and install Python on your PC. Ensure you select the install launcher for all users and Add Python to PATH checkboxes. The latter ensures the interpreter is in the execution path. Pip is automatically on Windows for Python versions 2.7.9+ and 3.4+.
You can check your Python version with the following command:
python3 --version
You can install pip on Windows by downloading the installation package, opening the command line and launching the installer. You can install pip via the CMD prompt by running the following command.
python get-pip.py
You may need to run the command prompt as administrator. Check whether the installation has been successful by typing.
pip --version
virtualenv env
You can activate the environment by typing the command:
env\Scripts\activate
You will see “env
” in parenthesis next to the command line prompt. You can install pyautogui
within the environment by running the following command from the command prompt.
python3 -m pip install pyautogui
We use python -m pip
to execute pip using the Python interpreter we specify as Python. Doing this helps avoid ImportError when we try to use a package installed with one version of Python interpreter with a different version. You can use the command which python to determine which Python interpreter you are using.
How to Install PyAutoGUI on Mac Operating System using pip
Open a terminal by pressing command (⌘) + Space Bar to open the Spotlight search. Type in terminal and press enter. To get pip, first ensure you have installed Python3:
python3 --version
Python 3.8.8
Download pip by running the following curl command:
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
The curl
command allows you to specify a direct download link. Using the -o
option sets the name of the downloaded file.
Install pip by running:
python3 get-pip.py
To install PyAutoGUI
, first create the virtual environment:
python3 -m venv env
Then activate the environment using:
source env/bin/activate
You will see “env
” in parenthesis next to the command line prompt. You can install PyAutoGUI
within the environment by running the following command from the command prompt.
python3 -m pip install pyautogui
AssertionError: You must first install pyobjc-core and pyobjc
You may encounter the following AssertionError when trying to import and use PyAutoGUI:
AssertionError: You must first install pyobjc-core and pyobjc
In which case, you should check if you have installed the required packages and the correct versions compatible with your Python version using:
python3 -m pip list | grep pyobjc
If you try to install pyobjc
and get a Requirement already satisfied
message, you can use the --force
argument as follows:
python3 -m pip install pyobjc --upgrade --force python3 -m pip install pyobjc-core --upgrade --force
How to Install PyAutoGUI on Linux Operating Systems
All major Linux distributions have Python installed by default. However, you will need to install pip. You can install pip from the terminal, but the installation instructions depend on the Linux distribution you are using. You will need root privileges to install pip. Open a terminal and use the commands relevant to your Linux distribution to install pip.
Installing pip for Ubuntu, Debian, and Linux Mint
sudo apt install python-pip3
Installing pip for CentOS 8 (and newer), Fedora, and Red Hat
sudo dnf install python-pip3
Installing pip for CentOS 6 and 7, and older versions of Red Hat
sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum install python-pip3
Installing pip for Arch Linux and Manjaro
sudo pacman -S python-pip
Installing pip for OpenSUSE
sudo zypper python3-pip
PyAutoGUI installation on Linux with Pip
To install PyAutoGUI
, first, create the virtual environment:
python3 -m venv env
Then activate the environment using:
source env/bin/activate
You will see “env
” in parenthesis next to the command line prompt. You can install pyautogui
within the environment by running the following command from the command prompt.
Once you have activated your virtual environment, you can install pyautogui
using:
python3 -m pip install pyautogui
Installing PyAutoGUI Using Anaconda
Anaconda is a distribution of Python and R for scientific computing and data science. You can install Anaconda by going to the installation instructions. Once you have installed Anaconda, you can create a virtual environment and install pyautogui
.
To create a conda environment you can use the following command:
conda create -n project python=3.8
You can specify a different Python 3 version if you like. Ideally, choose the latest version of Python. Next, you will activate the project container. You will see “project
” in parentheses next to the command line prompt.
source activate project
Now you’re ready to install pyautogui
using conda.
Once you have installed Anaconda and created your conda environment, you can install pyautogui
using the following command:
conda install -c conda-forge pyautogui
Check PyAutoGUI Version
Once you have successfully installed pyautogui
, you can check its version. If you used pip to install pyautogui
, you can use pip show from your terminal.
python3 -m pip show pyautogui
Name: PyAutoGUI Version: 0.9.53 Summary: PyAutoGUI lets Python control the mouse and keyboard, and other GUI automation tasks. For Windows, macOS, and Linux, on Python 3 and 2. Home-page: https://github.com/asweigart/pyautogui
Second, within your python program, you can import pyautogui
and then reference the __version__
attribute:
import pyautogui print(pyautogui.__version__)
0.9.53
If you used conda to install pyautogui
, you could check the version using the following command:
conda list -f pyautogui
# Name Version Build Channel pyautogui 0.9.53 pypi_0 pypi
Using PyAutoGUI Example
Let’s look at an example of using the pyautogui
module to get the size of the primary monitor and the XY position of the mouse:
import pyautogui screenWidth, screenHeight = pyautogui.size() # Get the size of the primary monitor. print(screenWidth, screenHeight) currentMouseX, currentMouseY = pyautogui.position() # Get the XY position of the mouse. print(currentMouseX, currentMouseY)
Let’s run the code to print the monitor size and position of the mouse to the console
1792 1120 293 293
Summary
Congratulations on reading to the end of this tutorial.
Go to the online courses page on Python to learn more about Python for data science and machine learning.
For further reading on missing modules in Python, go to the article:
- How to Solve Python ModuleNotFoundError: no module named ‘skimage’
- How to Solve Python ModuleNotFoundError: no module named ‘pymongo’
- How to Solve Python ModuleNotFoundError: no module named ‘psutil’
Have fun and happy researching!
Modulenotfounderror is an Error that you will get when you have not installed the package in your system. Are you getting the error modulenotfounderror: no module named pyautogui then this post is for you. In this entire tutorial, you will know how to solve this issue in a simple way.
What is PyAutoGUI?
PyAutoGUI is a python package that allows you to simulate mouse cursor moves and clicks. It also simulates keyboard button presses. You can say that this package allows you to programmatically control the keyboard and mouse and automate the UI testing.
The root cause of the modulenotfounderror: no module named pyautogui is that you have not installed the PyAutoGUI package in your system. How you will know that it is not installed in your system. The answer is that when you try to import the pyautogui package and run it then you will get the modulenotfounderror: no module named pyautogui error.
import pyautogui
If you are using the Pycharm IDE then you will get the underline below the pyautogui word. The python interpreter is telling you that you have not installed that package in your system.
The same error you will see when you try to import the pyautogui package in terminal or command prompt.
Solve the modulenotfounderror: no module named pyautogui Error
The solution for the no module named pyautogui is very simple you have to install the pyautogui package in your system. To install you have to use the pip3 or pip command.
Use the pip3 command if your python version is 3. xx and the pip command if you are using the python 2. xx version.
Open your terminal or command prompt and use the below command.
Python 3. xx
pip3 install PyAutoGUI Python 2.xx
pip install PyAutoGUI
Now if you import the pyautogui package then you will not get any module named pyautogui error.
Conclusion
PyAutoGUI python package is very useful for automatic control of your keyboard and mouse. If you are getting theno module named pyautogui error then the above method will solve your problem.
Please let me know if you are unable to solve the issue.