Django Rest Framework -- no module named rest_framework

Question

I've installed django rest framework using pip install djangorestframework yet I still get this error when I run "python3 manage.py sycndb":

ImportError: No module named 'rest_framework'

I'm using python3, is this my issue?

Solution 1

You need to install django rest framework using pip3 (pip for python 3):

pip3 install djangorestframework

Instructions on how to install pip3 can be found here

Solution 2

if you forget ,,this will happen,it's weird

wrong example: need a ,

INSTALLED_APPS = [
'rest_framework'
'django.contrib.contenttypes',
'django.contrib.admin',
'django.contrib.auth',
'django.contrib.sessions',
'django.contrib.messages',
'django.contrib.staticfiles',
]

Solution 3

Also, check for the possibility of a tiny typo:

It's rest_framework with an underscore (_) in between!

Took me a while to figure out that I was using a dash instead... 😅

Solution 4

If you're using some sort of virtual environment do this!

1. Exit from your virtual environment.

2. Activate your virtual environment.

After you've done this you can try running your command again and this time it probably won't have any ImportErrors.

Solution 5

Maybe you install DRF is for python2, not for python3.

You can use python console to check your module:

import rest_framework

Actually you use pip to install module, it will install python2 module.

You should install the pip for python3:

sudo apt-get install python3-setuptools
sudo easy_install3 pip

So, you can install python3 module.

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Comments

[Burger King]

Have you installed in settings.py?

[tryingtolearn]

@BurgerKing I added rest_framework to my installed apps. Is that what you meant?

[Vingtoft]

Are you using a virtuel environment?

[Burger King]

I just try to guess reason. May you give your error message?

[tryingtolearn]

@Vingtoft I'm not. I was following this tutorial: youtube.com/watch?v=VZ8NIoLN-yQ at the 5 minute mark.

[tryingtolearn]

@BurgerKing "ImportError: No module named 'rest_framework'" is the error.

[tryingtolearn]

I see what you mean. I'm getting an error: "apt-get: command not found" when I try to run your command though.

[Drew S]

Glad I scrolled down past trying to reinstall DRF. This solved it for me.

[ulmas]

Not everyone uses the same editor, and not all editors provide the same feature to import modules through the light bulb.

[rammanoj]

I am not sure why but I am still facing the same issue

[snowblindzz]

This solves my problem. In my case I have done codepip install djangorestframeworkcode in the windows powershell

[athenatechie]

I agree such a sneaky thing.

[nzajt]

Nice work on your first answer, but make sure you format code correctly. stackoverflow.com/editing-help.

[Punnerud]

if pip3 does not work, try: python3 -m pip install djangorestframework

[Srinivas Batchu]

Thanks for mentioning typo. I am using rest_framwork instead of rest_framework. Missing e in framework. :)

[Mr How]

why is it need put first app tell me please?

[Rodrigo Vaamonde]

And here I am trying to find what sort of dark arts I needed to perform to make this work, and all it was, was a damn typo! Thank you!

[alelom]

Instead of answers that point out the obvious ("install django, duh") check that you don't have a missing comma in the INSTALLED_APPS list, because that weirdly triggers this ImportError. Kudos to this answer.

[Vingtoft]

@alexlomba87, this error also appears if you use python3 but have installed django using pip for python 2.7, which is why this answer does not point out the obvious for many developers.

[alelom]

Thank you for adding that, I'd advice to update the answer to add that info, which is not explicit. Pip3 may be the default for many.

[Digin Dominic]

/usr/bin/env /bin/python3 manage.py makemigrations fixed my problem