No module named django but it is installed

Question

I have two versions of python 2.7 and 3.4 and installed django through pip. it shows in ubuntu terminal:

$ pip freeze
Django==1.6.11
$ pip --version
pip 1.5.4 from /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages (python 2.7)
$ python
Python 2.7.9 (default, Feb  3 2016, 02:50:32) 
[GCC 4.8.4] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>import django
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named django
>>> import sys
>>> sys.path
['', '/usr/local/lib/python27.zip', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/plat-linux2', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/lib-old', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages']
>>> 

Any idea??

Solution 1

Probably, pip installs packages into dist-packages directory, which is not included into PYTHONPATH environment variable. You have a couple of solutions:

1. Create and configure virtualenv for your project, before using pip. This is the most Pythonic way

2. Try to install Django using built-in pip module:

   python -m pip install django
   

   This command should install packages into site-packages directory.

3. You may also add dist-packages to your PYTHONPATH. This question should help you: How to globally modify the default PYTHONPATH (sys.path)?

Solution 2

This error shows that Django is not installed. Installing Django should solve the problem.

In my case, Django was there in my virtualenv but while using gunicorn I was getting this error then later I realized gunicorn was dealing with my globally install python environment not my virtual environment installing Django on my global python env simply solved my issue.

pip install django

Solution 3

I got this error when using

python manage.py runserver #python version 3 was being used

Solved the problem by using:

python2 manage.py runserver #python version 2

Solution 4

You need to close the other active virtual environment in your machine if you're using virtualenv, and make sure django installed. Go to python3 interpreter and run this:

>>>from django import get_version
>>>get_version()

make sure it show you this '2.1.4'

Solution 5

I had given the dependency in requirements.txt as Django==2.0.7. So after activating the virtual environment, if you are receiving the message, try installing the requirements:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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Comments

[gaspar]

This solved my problem with "No Module named django.core". Thanks!

[awesoon]

Note, that starting with django 2.0 you cannot use Python2: docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/faq/install/…

[Bennett Garner]

Thanks! #1 didn't work (hence why I came to this question) and #2 fixed it.

[alamin]

it is something to do with version... but still you dont have to downgrade it. i am running python3.7 with django 2.2.2 and inside a virtualenv.

[DanGoodrick]

I too was using python2 when I thought I was using 3. python3 -m pip install django fixed it.

[AOJ]

Thank you both for asking and answering the question!! I was going crazy with this same issue.

[JayB]

This solved it for me.Thanks!