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Python yahoo_fin Import Error

So I know this is nearly a duplicate of this ImportError question, but I'm not sure how to use those answers to fix this problem. I installed yahoo-fin package using my conda prompt:

pip install yahoo-fin

So clearly it is installed as Eclipse seems to recognize the package and I can even use cntl-space to autocomplete and F3 to explore the package. However, when I try to run

from yahoo_fin.stock_info import get_data

I get "ImportError: No module named stock_info".

From the SE question above I checked the init.py in the directory and it definitely has the CRLF problem, but even when I use notepad++ to replace "\r\n" with "\n" I still get the same error.

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What am I missing?

Solution

  • Are you able to load the package without using Eclipse? I would try running Python from the command line, and then typing:

    from yahoo_fin.stock_info import get_data

    to see if that still gives you an error. If it still gives you an error, then we know it's not an Eclipse issue. However, if it does work, then it's probably an issue with Eclipse. In that case, I would maybe look at this other post: How To Make Eclipse Pydev Plugin Recognize Newly Installed Python Modules?.

    Please let me know if that helps.