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Volatil3
Volatil3

Reputation: 15008

ImportError: No module named xmltodict while calling from other Python script

I am having a weird problem.

I am on Py2.7 and I am calling a py file from python script. Below is my code

caller.py

import os
import subprocess    
filename = 'file.py'

data = 'aXD'
output = subprocess.check_output(['python', filename,data], shell=False)

file.py

import sys
import os
import xmltodict

args = sys.argv
xml = args[1].strip('\n')
xml = xml.strip()
pid = str(os.getpid())
result = {'msg':'ok',"pid":pid}
print(result)

And it gives error:

    import xmltodict
ImportError: No module named xmltodict
Traceback (most recent call last):

The module is RIGHT there since the file runs perfect when executing individually.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 53567

Answers (5)

Sajjad
Sajjad

Reputation: 57

In my case started throwing error:"Fatal error in launcher:The system cannot find the file specified." In that case find the python.exe location using then execute <path\to\python.ex -m pip install xmltodict>

Upvotes: 0

Visal Nair
Visal Nair

Reputation: 1

Install this package for xmltodict with conda, you need to run one of the following:

conda install -c conda-forge xmltodict conda install -c conda-forge/label/gcc7 xmltodict
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf201901 xmltodict

once the package xmltodict is installed, re-run the script. It will work.

Upvotes: 0

Tsanko
Tsanko

Reputation: 159

The issue can be resolved trough this simple way: use 'pip' - python package manager $ sudo pip install xmltodict

This should install missing module and you shouldn't have problems with this module.

Upvotes: 11

g.d.d.c
g.d.d.c

Reputation: 48028

As an answer, instead of in comments -> the issue is that you've got more than one python interpreter installed and you're getting a different one than you expected when you launched it via subprocess.check_output. You should address that by changing your invocation like so:

output = subprocess.check_output([sys.executable, filename,data], shell=False)

Which will ensure, at the very least, that both scripts are run by the same interpreter.

Upvotes: 2

johntellsall
johntellsall

Reputation: 15170

Add "current directory" to your Python path so it will find modules in the directory alongside the main program

import sys
sys.path.append('.')

Upvotes: 1

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