import error for pip install for python 3.6 packges

Question

I just started playing around with python 3.6 on windows, I created a virtual enviorment for my script and in it I ran the command pip install lxml .

The package was downloaded and I can now import it in my script but when trying to import lxml.etree I get an error saying the etree is not there.

when running the following:

import lxml;
print(lxml.__file__);

The output is: my_virtual_env_path\\lib\\site-packages\\lxml\\__init__.py

this is what is printed when installing lxml with pip in my virtual env:

(env) c:\test>pip install lxml
Collecting lxml
Using cached lxml-4.2.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl
Installing collected packages: lxml
Successfully installed lxml-4.2.0

I tried uninstalling and reinstall, doesn't solve it.

lxml is imported sucessfully, but lxml.etree is unrecognized

This is the structure of the imported lxml in my virtual enviorment:

What is the problem and how to solve it? Is it something that has to do with the installation?

Answer 1

This is a problem with your IDE. The file containing the module is present in the package -- it's <venv>\\lib\\site-packages\\lxml\\etree.cp36-win_amd64.pyd .

If you run your script directly from the virtualenv, it should work fine.

You should probably configure your IDE to use your virtualenv, not just your py3.6 installation.