Cannot import name 'X' from 'typing_extensions' [Solved]

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Borislav Hadzhiev

Last updated: Apr 10, 2024
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# Table of Contents

  1. Cannot import name 'Required' from 'typing_extensions'
  2. Cannot import name 'ParamSpec' from 'typing_extensions'
  3. Cannot import name 'TypeGuard' from 'typing_extensions'

# Cannot import name 'Required' from 'typing_extensions'

The "ImportError: cannot import name 'Required' from 'typing_extensions'" occurs when we have an outdated version of the typing-extensions module.

To solve the error, upgrade typing-extensions by running the pip install typing-extensions --upgrade command.

importerror cannot import name required from typing extensions

shell
ImportError: cannot import name 'Required' from 'typing_extensions' (/home/borislav/Desktop/bobbyhadz_python/venv2/lib/python3.10/site-packages/typing_extensions.py)

ImportError: cannot import name 'NotRequired' from 'typing_extensions' (/home/borislav/Desktop/bobbyhadz_python/venv2/lib/python3.10/site-packages/typing_extensions.py)

The Required and NotRequired classes have been added to the typing-extensions module starting version 4.0.0.

Open your terminal and run the following command to upgrade the typing-extensions module.

shell
pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
pip3 install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ If you don't have pip in PATH environment variable
python -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
python3 -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ py alias (Windows)
py -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ For Anaconda
conda install -c conda-forge typing-extensions
conda update typing-extensions

# 👇️ For Jupyter Notebook
!pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

upgrade typing extensions

The --upgrade option upgrades the specified package to the newest available version.

# Importing the Required and NotRequired classes

Once you upgrade your typing-extensions module, you should be able to import the Required and NotRequired classes as follows.

main.py
from typing_extensions import Required, NotRequired

print(Required)
print(NotRequired)

You can use the pip show typing-extensions command to check your version of the module.

shell
pip show typing-extensions
pip3 show typing-extensions

check module version

# Using the built-in typing module instead

If you use a version of Python greater than or equal to 3.11, you can also use the built-in typing module to import the Required class.

main.py
# ✅ For Python versions >= 3.11
from typing import Required, NotRequired

print(Required)
print(NotRequired)

You can check your Python version with the python --version command.

shell
python --version

python3 --version

get python version

You can upgrade your Python version by downloading the installer from the official python.org website and running it.

Make sure to tick the following options if you get prompted:

  • Install launcher for all users (recommended)
  • Add Python to PATH (this adds Python to your PATH environment variable)

If none of the suggestions helped, you can try to upgrade all packages in your environment.

# Upgrade all packages in your environment

The most straightforward way to upgrade all outdated packages is to use a Python script.

main.py
import pkg_resources
from subprocess import call

packages = [dist.project_name for dist in pkg_resources.working_set]
call("pip install --upgrade " + ' '.join(packages), shell=True)
You can store the script in a Python file, e.g. main.py and run the file with python main.py to upgrade all of the outdated packages.

Here are alternative commands you can use to upgrade all outdated packages.

shell
# 👇️ macOS or Linux
pip install -U `pip list --outdated | awk 'NR>2 {print $1}'`

# 👇️ Windows
for /F "delims= " %i in ('pip list --outdated') do pip install -U %i

If you use a requirements.txt file, you can update it with the following command.

shell
pip freeze > requirements.txt

# Table of Contents

  1. Cannot import name 'ParamSpec' from 'typing_extensions'
  2. Cannot import name 'TypeGuard' from 'typing_extensions'

# Cannot import name 'ParamSpec' from 'typing_extensions'

The "ImportError: cannot import name 'ParamSpec' from 'typing_extensions'" occurs when we have an outdated version of the typing-extensions module.

To solve the error, upgrade typing-extensions by running the pip install typing-extensions --upgrade command.

importerror cannot import name paramspec from typing extensions

shell
ImportError: cannot import name 'ParamSpec' from 'typing_extensions' (/home/borislav/Desktop/bobbyhadz_python/venv2/lib/python3.10/site-packages/typing_extensions.py)

Open your terminal and run the following command to upgrade the typing-extensions module.

shell
pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
pip3 install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ If you don't have pip in PATH environment variable
python -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
python3 -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ py alias (Windows)
py -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ For Anaconda
conda install -c conda-forge typing-extensions
conda update typing-extensions

# 👇️ For Jupyter Notebook
!pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

The --upgrade option upgrades the specified package to the newest available version.

Once you upgrade your typing-extensions module, you should be able to import the ParamSpec class as follows.
main.py
from typing_extensions import ParamSpec

print(ParamSpec)

If you use the fastapi package and the error persists, try reinstalling it.

shell
pip uninstall fastapi typing-extensions -y
pip install fastapi typing-extensions --no-cache-dir

pip3 uninstall fastapi typing-extensions -y
pip3 install fastapi typing-extensions --no-cache-dir

python -m pip uninstall fastapi typing-extensions -y
python -m pip install fastapi typing-extensions --no-cache-dir

python3 -m pip uninstall fastapi typing-extensions -y
python3 -m pip install fastapi typing-extensions --no-cache-dir

# 👇️ For Anaconda
conda remove typing-extensions
conda remove fastapi

conda install -c conda-forge typing-extensions
conda install -c conda-forge fastapi

# 👇️ For Jupyter Notebook
!pip uninstall fastapi typing-extensions -y
!pip install fastapi typing-extensions --no-cache-dir

You can read more about pip's --no-cache-dir option in the following article.

If you use a version of Python greater than or equal to 3.10, you can also use the built-in typing module to import the ParamSpec class.

main.py
# ✅ For Python versions >= 3.10
from typing import ParamSpec

print(ParamSpec)

You can check your Python version with the python --version command.

shell
python --version

python3 --version

get python version

You can upgrade your Python version by downloading the installer from the official python.org website and running it.

Make sure to tick the following options if you get prompted:

  • Install launcher for all users (recommended)
  • Add Python to PATH (this adds Python to your PATH environment variable)

If none of the suggestions helped, you can try to upgrade all packages in your environment.

# Upgrade all packages in your environment

The most straightforward way to upgrade all outdated packages is to use a Python script.

main.py
import pkg_resources
from subprocess import call

packages = [dist.project_name for dist in pkg_resources.working_set]
call("pip install --upgrade " + ' '.join(packages), shell=True)
You can store the script in a Python file, e.g. main.py and run the file with python main.py to upgrade all of the outdated packages.

Here are alternative commands you can use to upgrade all outdated packages.

shell
# 👇️ macOS or Linux
pip install -U `pip list --outdated | awk 'NR>2 {print $1}'`

# 👇️ Windows
for /F "delims= " %i in ('pip list --outdated') do pip install -U %i

If you use a requirements.txt file, you can update it with the following command.

shell
pip freeze > requirements.txt

# Cannot import name 'TypeGuard' from 'typing_extensions'

The "ImportError: cannot import name 'TypeGuard' from 'typing_extensions'" occurs when we have an outdated version of the typing-extensions module.

To solve the error, upgrade typing-extensions by running the pip install typing-extensions --upgrade command.

importerror cannot import name type guard from typing extensions

shell
ImportError: cannot import name 'TypeGuard' from 'typing_extensions' (/home/borislav/Desktop/bobbyhadz_python/venv2/lib/python3.10/site-packages/typing_extensions.py)

Open your terminal and run the following command to upgrade the typing-extensions module.

shell
pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
pip3 install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ If you don't have pip in PATH environment variable
python -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade
python3 -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ py alias (Windows)
py -m pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

# 👇️ For Anaconda
conda install -c conda-forge typing-extensions
conda update typing-extensions

# 👇️ For Jupyter Notebook
!pip install typing-extensions --upgrade

The --upgrade option upgrades the specified package to the newest available version.

Once you upgrade your typing-extensions module, you should be able to import TypeGuard as follows.
main.py
from typing_extensions import TypeGuard

print(TypeGuard)

You can use the pip show typing-extensions command to check your version of the module.

shell
pip show typing-extensions
pip3 show typing-extensions

If you use a version of Python greater than or equal to 3.10, you can also use the built-in typing module to import the TypeGuard class.

main.py
# ✅ For Python versions >= 3.10
from typing import TypeGuard

print(TypeGuard)

You can check your Python version with the python --version command.

shell
python --version

python3 --version

get python version

You can upgrade your Python version by downloading the installer from the official python.org website and running it.

Make sure to tick the following options if you get prompted:

  • Install launcher for all users (recommended)
  • Add Python to PATH (this adds Python to your PATH environment variable)

If none of the suggestions helped, you can try to upgrade all packages in your environment.

# Upgrade all packages in your environment

The most straightforward way to upgrade all outdated packages is to use a Python script.

main.py
import pkg_resources
from subprocess import call

packages = [dist.project_name for dist in pkg_resources.working_set]
call("pip install --upgrade " + ' '.join(packages), shell=True)
You can store the script in a Python file, e.g. main.py and run the file with python main.py to upgrade all of the outdated packages.

Here are alternative commands you can use to upgrade all outdated packages.

shell
# 👇️ macOS or Linux
pip install -U `pip list --outdated | awk 'NR>2 {print $1}'`

# 👇️ Windows
for /F "delims= " %i in ('pip list --outdated') do pip install -U %i

If you use a requirements.txt file, you can update it with the following command.

shell
pip freeze > requirements.txt
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