How to import REQUESTS module in Python

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Wish to learn webscrapping. I tried to import requests module in python but it throws an error as below.
>>> import requests
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
import requests
ImportError: No module named 'requests'
>>>

I am using windows 7. Python 3.5.1.[64 bit]. If requests module is to be installed, then please direct me how? pip install requests throws an error as below.
>>> pip install requests
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>>

Posted 8-Jan-16 16:40pm

Sandeep-ATOS

Updated 8-Mar-21 12:55pm

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Richard MacCutchan 9-Jan-16 5:25am

You need to show the commands that cause the error. We cannot see your screen, and it is impossible to guess what you are doing.

Sandeep-ATOS 10-Jan-16 6:54am

I've copy pasted the commands and its error message. Thanks!

Richard MacCutchan 10-Jan-16 8:30am

Try
python -m pip install -h
to see the correct syntax for pip copmmands.

Sadhvik 3-Jul-17 6:06am

plss help me...i am not getting it..can i have ur phone no. so that i can contact u?
my screen shows....
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "example.py", line 12, in <module>
from instabot import InstaBot
File "C:\Users\Prudhvik\Desktop\instabot.py-master\src\instabot.py", line 16, in <module>
import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

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Solution 2

Yes, this is an old question, when I followed the commands above (THANK YOU) it helped me to realize that I was still missing something (lxml). Therefore, you will need to install both packages; "lxml" and "requests" using "pip install lxml" and "pip install requests".

1. First Find the directory where Python installed.
Let's say

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36_64\Scripts\"

2. Make sure you open CMD "Run as Admin", and run the following commands:

3. Change the directory to Python folder:

cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36_64\Scripts\"
"pip install lxml" 
"pip install requests"

Hope this helps who else stumbled on this, just like me!

Posted 23-Dec-17 10:27am

Computer_Quirks

Updated 6-Jan-18 8:37am

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Dave Kreskowiak 23-Dec-17 16:40pm

You're only TWO YEARS too late answering a question that already answered way back then.

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Thomas Daniels · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-10T01:03:00

Solution 1

You have to install the requests module. pip is the easiest option, but that is not a Python command. pip is an executable which you can find in <Python installation directory>\Scripts. So to install requests, open Windows's Command Prompt (so not Python) and run:

C:\Python35\Scripts\pip install requests

(assuming C:\Python35 is the Python installation directory)

Posted 10-Jan-16 1:03am

Thomas Daniels

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Sandeep-ATOS 10-Jan-16 10:18am

Thanks a lot. requests has been installed.

Thomas Daniels 10-Jan-16 10:19am

You're welcome!

Member 13614398 9-Jan-18 10:45am

I run into the following problem:
pip install requests
Collecting requests
Could not fetch URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/requests/: There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate: [SSL: TLSV1_ALERT_ACCESS_DENIED] tlsv1 alert access denied (_ssl.c:777) - skipping
Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement requests (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for requests

Any Idea how to get a secure SSL connection with pip or how to circumvent SSL signin

Thomas Daniels 9-Jan-18 12:33pm

I don't just know that; I suggest Googling the error message.