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To install the wget
module on Windows:
pip install wget
and press Enter.pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error pip install wget --user # ๐๏ธ For Anaconda conda install -c anaconda wget
After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
If the installation command doesn't succeed, try running CMD as an administrator.
If you get the error
'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
use the python -m
command when installing wget
.
python -m pip install wget python3 -m pip install wget py -m pip install wget
Alternatively, you can install the wget
module in a virtual environment:
Shift
and right-click in Explorer.# ๐๏ธ Might also be: "python3 -m venv venv" python -m venv venv # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (PowerShell) venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (cmd.exe) venv\Scripts\activate.bat # ๐๏ธ Install wget in your virtual environment pip install wget
If the python -m venv venv
command doesn't work, try the following 2 commands:
python3 -m venv venv
py -m venv venv
.If you see an error message that ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system, run the following command, type "yes" when prompted and rerun the activation command.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
wget
module is installed by using the pip show wget
command.pip show wget pip3 show wget python -m pip show wget python3 -m pip show wget
The pip show wget
command will either state that the package is not installed
or show a bunch of information about the package, including the location where
the package is installed.
To install wget on macOS or Linux:
pip install wget
and press Enter.pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Alternative if you get a permissions error pip install wget --user # ๐๏ธ For Anaconda conda install -c anaconda wget
After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
If you get an error that pip
isn't found, use the python -m
command.
python -m pip install wget python3 -m pip install wget
If you get a permissions error, prefix the command with sudo
.
sudo pip install wget sudo pip3 install wget
Alternatively, you can install the wget
package in a virtual environment:
# ๐๏ธ Could also be "python -m venv venv" python3 -m venv venv # ๐๏ธ Activate virtual env on macOS or Linux source venv/bin/activate # ๐๏ธ Install wget in your virtual environment pip install wget
Your virtual environment will use the version of Python that was used to create it.
python3 -m venv venv
command doesn't work, use python -m venv venv
instead.You can use the pip show
command to verify wget
has been installed
successfully.
pip show wget pip3 show wget python -m pip show wget python3 -m pip show wget
The pip show wget
command will either state that the package is not installed
or show a bunch of information about the package.
To install wget in Visual Studio Code:
pip install wget
command to install the wget
module.pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Alternative if you get a permissions error pip install wget --user
CTRL+Shift+P
and then type "View: Toggle Terminal".After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
When installing Python modules in Visual Studio code, make sure that your IDE is configured to use the correct version of Python.
Press CTRL+Shift+P
or (โ
+ Shift
+ P
on Mac) to open the command
palette.
Then type "Python select interpreter" in the field.
Then select the correct Python version from the dropdown menu.
You can use the python --version
command if you need to get your version of
Python.
python --version python3 --version
You can also try creating a virtual environment if you don't already have one.
# ๐๏ธ Could also be "python -m venv venv" or "py -m venv venv" python3 -m venv venv # ๐๏ธ Activate on Unix or MacOS source venv/bin/activate # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (cmd.exe) venv\Scripts\activate.bat # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (PowerShell) venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # ๐๏ธ Install wget in your virtual environment pip install wget
Your virtual environment will use the version of Python that was used to create it.
To install wget in PyCharm:
Alt+F12
on your keyboard to open the terminal.pip install wget
command to install the wget
module.pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Alternative if you get a permissions error pip install wget --user
After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
Alternatively, you can use the IDE itself to install the module.
+
icon and type wget
.Click on "File" > "Settings" > "Project" > "Python Interpreter".
Then select the correct Python version from the dropdown menu.
You can use the python --version
command if you need to get your version of
Python.
python --version python3 --version
To install wget in Anaconda:
wget
in the search bar to the right.wget
package and click on "Apply".After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
Alternatively, you can install the wget
package with a command.
If you are on Windows, search for "Anaconda Prompt" and open the application.
If you are on macOS or Linux, open your terminal.
Run the following command to install the wget
package.
# ๐๏ธ Using conda conda install -c anaconda wget # ๐๏ธ Alternatively use `pip` pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Alternative if you get a permissions error pip install wget --user
To install wget in Jupyter Notebook:
pip install wget
and press Enter.# ๐๏ธ Using pip pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Python 3 pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using conda conda install -c anaconda wget # ๐๏ธ Alternative if you get a permissions error pip install wget --user
After you install wget, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
Alternatively, you can use the Python ipykernel.
Click on "New" and then click on "Python 3 (ipykernel)".
Type !pip install wget
and click on "Run".
Note that the pip install
command must be prefixed with an exclamation mark if
you use this approach.
!pip install wget
Once you type the command, click "Run" to install the wget
module.
If you get a permissions error, e.g. "[WinError: 5] Access is denied", add the
--user
option to the installation command.
!pip install wget --user
The Python "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'wget'" occurs when we forget
to install the wget
module before importing it or install it in an incorrect
environment.
To solve the error, install the module by running the pip install wget
command.
Open your terminal in your project's root directory and install the wget
module.
# ๐๏ธ In a virtual environment or using Python 2 pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 (could also be pip3.10 depending on your version) pip3 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error sudo pip3 install wget pip install wget --user # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip in your PATH environment variable python -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For python 3 (could also be pip3.10 depending on your version) python3 -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ Using py alias (Windows) py -m pip install wget # ๐๏ธ For Anaconda conda install -c anaconda wget # ๐๏ธ For Jupyter Notebook !pip install wget
After you install the wget package, try importing it as follows.
import wget url = 'http://www.futurecrew.com/skaven/song_files/mp3/razorback.mp3' filename = wget.download(url) print(filename)
The error occurs for multiple reasons:
wget
package installed by running pip install wget
.wget.py
which would shadow the official module.wget
which would shadow the imported variable.If the error persists, get your Python version and make sure you are installing the package using the correct Python version.
python --version
For example, my Python version is 3.10.4
, so I would install the wget
package with pip3.10 install wget
.
pip3.10 install wget # ๐๏ธ If you get a permissions error use pip3 (NOT pip3.X) sudo pip3 install wget
Notice that the version number corresponds to the version of pip
I'm using.
If the PATH for pip
is not set up on your machine, replace pip
with
python3 -m pip
:
# ๐๏ธ Make sure to use your version of Python, e.g. 3.10 python3 -m pip install wget
If the "No module named 'wget'" error persists, try restarting your IDE and development server/script.
You can check if you have the wget
package installed by running the
pip show wget
command.
# ๐๏ธ Check if you have wget installed pip show wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip set up in PATH python -m pip show wget
The pip show wget
command will either state that the package is not installed
or show a bunch of information about the package, including the location where
the package is installed.
If the package is not installed, make sure your IDE is using the correct version of Python.
wget
package using the incorrect version or your IDE might be set up to use a different version.For example, In VSCode, you can press CTRL + Shift + P
or (โ
+ Shift
+ P
on Mac) to open the command palette.
Then type "Python select interpreter" in the field.
Then select the correct Python version from the dropdown menu.
If you are using a virtual environment, make sure you are installing wget
in
your virtual environment and not globally.
You can try creating a virtual environment if you don't already have one.
# ๐๏ธ Use the correct version of Python when creating VENV python3 -m venv venv # ๐๏ธ Activate on Unix or MacOS source venv/bin/activate # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (cmd.exe) venv\Scripts\activate.bat # ๐๏ธ Activate on Windows (PowerShell) venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1 # ๐๏ธ Install wget in your virtual environment pip install wget
If the python3 -m venv venv
command doesn't work, try the following 2
commands:
python -m venv venv
py -m venv venv
Your virtual environment will use the version of Python that was used to create it.
wget.py
because that would shadow the original wget
module.You also shouldn't be declaring a variable named wget
as that would also
shadow the original module.
If the error is not resolved, try to uninstall the wget
package and then
reinstall it.
# ๐๏ธ Check if you have wget installed pip show wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip set up in PATH python -m pip show wget # ๐๏ธ Uninstall wget pip uninstall wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip set up in PATH python -m pip uninstall wget # ๐๏ธ install wget pip install wget # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip set up in PATH python -m pip install wget
Try restarting your IDE and development server/script.
You can also try to upgrade the version of the wget
package.
pip install wget --upgrade # ๐๏ธ If you don't have pip set up in PATH python -m pip install wget --upgrade
This one is for using virtual environments (VENV) on Windows
:
This one is for using virtual environments (VENV) on MacOS
and Linux
: