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ortools not found in nix-shell

Starting a nix-shell as follows

nix-shell -p python39Packages.ipython python39Packages.ortools --run ipython

Followed by

 import ortools

results in

ModuleNotFoundError                       Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-1-0c521df57bb5> in <module>
----> 1 import ortools

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ortools'

Any advice on how to approach this appreciated!

Solution

  • This is usually the case if nix does not symlink the Python packages (the site-packages). Here, you need to combine the required Python packages using this command:

    nix-shell -p "python39.withPackages(ps: with ps; [ipython ortools])" --run ipython

    Then, you will be able to easily import ortools. Spawning a shell like that has the added bonus that it usually makes the command easier to read.