Python Visual Studio Code Module not found

Question

Have installed Python 3.7.6 and am trying to write a code in Visual Studio Code

Using: import pikepdf

Gets me the error of ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pikepdf'

However, I run "pip install pikepdf" and I get:

Requirement already satisfied: pikepdf in c:\users\ME\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\site-packages (1.8.2) Requirement already satisfied: lxml>=4.0 in c:\users\ME\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python37\site-packages (from pikepdf) (4.4.2)

My installation path for Python is: C:\Users\ME\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38

And trying to change something in the "Python: Python Path" gets me more errors.

Answer 1

The issue was that Visual Studio Code comes with its own version of Python, while I had installed my own.

The issue was solved by changing the version VSC was running so it matched the one where the modules were being installed.

Answer 2

You can check which environment your VSCode is using. You can do that by inspecting your left-bottom corner, here:

When you are running your code, you are using python or python3.7?