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Python3 ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dotenv'

I'm getting ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dotenv' error. I did install python-dotenv as suggested in other posts but it still gives error. How to fix it?

My code

import os
import json

import openai
import pandas as pd

from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
...

Error

(.venv) ~/ROOT/Python/finetunechat/openai $ pip list | grep dotenv
python-dotenv 0.21.1
(.venv) ~/ROOT/Python/finetunechat/openai $ python 1.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "1.py", line 7, in <module>
    from dotenv import load_dotenv
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dotenv'
(.venv) ~/ROOT/Python/finetunechat/openai $
Solution

  • Make sure it's installed in the same virtual environment (venv) as your project

    pip install python-dotenv

    Before running that command ensure your venv is live by running:

    For Mac/Linux

    source .venv/bin/activate

    For Windows

    .venv\Scripts\activate

    Also try reopening the project after installing

    Hope this helps!