Python - ImportError: No module named six
In this tutorial we are going to learn about, how to fix the ImportError: No module named six.
Before we start let us see what is six in Python.Six is a very popular Python library for number crunching and data analysis. It is a powerful library to perform mathematical operations like arithmetic, algebraic and statistical functions.
Here is an example, how the error occurs:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
Output:
Then I get this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#3>", line 1, in <module>
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
File "C:\Codin\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.py", line 29, in <module>
from matplotlib.figure import Figure, figaspect
File "C:\Coding\lib\site-packages\dateutil\rrule.py", line 18, in <module>
from six import advance_iterator, integer_types
ImportError: No module named sixThe ImportError: No module named six error occurs one of the following reasons:
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Using the six module without installing it.
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Installed the module in different environment and trying to access it another environment.
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Installed the module and the version is wrong.
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Installed the module but cannot import it.
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Declared the six as a variable name.
To fix the error, we need to install the six library by running the pip install six command in your terminal.
Now, you can verify have you installed it successfully or not by using the pip show six command.
pip show sixOutput:
Name: six Version: 1.16.0
Summary: Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities
Home-page: <https://github.com/benjaminp/six>
Author: Benjamin PetersonIf you are using different operating systems eg: linux, mac, windows use the following the commands to install the six module correctly.
# For Python 2 in Windows
pip install six
# For Python 3 Windows
pip3 install six
# If pip is not set as environment varibale PATH
python -m pip install six
# For Python 2 in Linux and mac
sudo pip install six
# For Python 3 in Linux and mac
sudo pip3 install six
# if you are using easy_install try
sudo easy_install -U six
# For Centos
yum install six
# For Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install six
# For Anaconda
conda install -c conda-forge sixIf the error still persists , try to uninstall the six module and install it again.
# For python 3
pip3 uninstall six
# For python 2
pip3 uninstall six
# if you don't setup pip in PATH
python3 -m pip uninstall sixInstall the six module again by using the following commands:
pip3 install six
# if you don't setup pip in PATH
python3 -m pip install sixNow, please resart your server or ide.
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