ImportError: No module named 'graphframes' databricks

Question

I am trying to import graphframes in to my databricks notebook

    from graphframes import *     

but failed with following error message

ImportError: No module named 'graphframes'

How can I add/import in to databricks notebook, any help appreciated.

Answer 1

Note: By default, "graphframes" is not installed on the databricks.

You need to install the package explicitly.

You can install the packages in different methods.

Method1: Installing external packages using pip cmdlet.

Syntax: %sh /databricks/python3/bin/pip install <packagename>

%sh
/databricks/python3/bin/pip install graphframes

Method2: Using Databricks library utilities

Syntax:

dbutils.library.installPyPI("pypipackage", version="version", repo="repo", extras="extras")
dbutils.library.restartPython()  # Removes Python state, but some libraries might not work without calling this function

To install graphframes using databricks library utilities use the below command.

dbutils.library.installPyPI("graphframes") 

Tried the examples available in this article GraphFrames Documentation.

Notebook output:

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

You need to install the graphframes module by opening your terminal and typing pip install graphframes

Answer 3

graphframes is not default dependency with python. You should install this dependency.