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No module named request PythonAnywhere error

I need to use urllib module in my code and I import it like this: 

import urllib.request
import urllib.error

but PythonAnywhere returns the following error:

> No module named request

It looks like the urllib library is imported successfully when I try:

python3 myscript.py

instead of:

python myscript.py

But in this case I get another error:

> No module named 'pyvirtualdisplay'

Pyvirtualdisplay is also needed in my code, so I dont know what to do. Can someone help ?

Solution

  • The urllib2 module has been split across several modules in Python 3 named urllib.request and urllib.error ~ urllib2 - python docs

    When you run your script using

    python myscript.py

    Your system is using python2 which doesn't have the urllib.request and urllib.error modules. Use the urllib2 library.