Python ImportError: No module named wx
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Im sorry to ask this question again. I have searched and found endles repeats of it both on stackoverflow and also on general google search. Unfortunatly I just cant get my system sorted.
I have the following:
C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode
this folder contains the wx folder and also wx & wxPython folders which each contain the
_init_.py files
When I import wx I get the error message "no module named wx"
What do I need to do in order to get Python to find the relevant files to allow me to "import wx" succesfully
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install python-wxtools
Solution 2 - Python
Windows:
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Go to
C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\find the folderwx-<version>-mswor similar -
Move the
wxfrom the above folder toC:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\
Solution 3 - Python
Solution 4 - Python
I had the same error today but I tried something and surprisingly it worked. In the site packages folder there will be a file named wx.pth. Open it using notepad and its contents would be like "wx-2.8-msw-unicode"
It is basically the name of the folder containing wxpython. Delete this using Ctrl + A and copy the name of the folder from the site packages and paste it here even if it is the same.
Sounds weird but maybe the original file contained a hidden character...
Solution 5 - Python
I had the same problem for a PyMOL plugin that required the wx module, though I installed wxpython by downloading its package from here (Unofficial Windows Binaries for Python Extension Packages) and installing it with the command:
pip install .\wxPython-3.0.2.0-cp27-none-win_amd64.whl
For some reason it gave me that error, for which I uninstalled it with:
pip uninstall wxPython
and then I downloaded it from here (wxPython 4.0.0a1) and reinstalled:
pip install .\wxPython-4.0.0a1-cp27-cp27m-win_amd64.whl
The error at this point has not been presented anymore.
Solution 6 - Python
I too face the same problem, I like to share which I was faced so it can be helpful for anyone. In my case I have installed both python2. 7 and python3, and tested the application in python3 after some analysis I used > pip show wxpython-common
to find the location of wx which was in
> /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages
so i understood in my case wx will work only in python2.7 environment
Solution 7 - Python
In fedora you can use following command to install wx
pip install -U \
-f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \
wxPython
Solution 8 - Python
I'm on 64-bit Windows 7 and went to:
Then downloaded the exe for my system, installed it, and it worked for me.
Solution 9 - Python
Download the .whl file from this link.
The name of the file is:
wxPython‑3.0.2.0‑cp27‑none‑win32.whl for Windows 32 bit and python 2.7 and
wxPython‑3.0.2.0‑cp27‑none‑win_amd64.whl for Windows 64 bit and python 2.7.
Then in the command prompt: pip install location-of-the-above-saved-file
Solution 10 - Python
Just open your terminal and run this command thats for windows users
pip install -U wxPython
for Ubuntu user you can use this
pip install -U \
-f https://extras.wxpython.org/wxPython4/extras/linux/gtk3/ubuntu-16.04 \
wxPython
Solution 11 - Python
This worked for me
pip install --user -U wxPython
Solution 12 - Python
You may check if you have the directory where are the packages of Python (in my machine, this dir is C:\Python27\lib\site-packages) in the Path variable on Windows. If Python's path environment variable does not have this directory, you will not find the packages.
Solution 13 - Python
If you do not have wx installed on windows you can use :
pip install wx
Solution 14 - Python
I restart the IDLE and works for me!
Solution 15 - Python
Make sure you choose the right project intepreter in the compiler. I used the Pycharm, and I encountered the same problem. And it was solved by choose the right intepreter. Thisvideo may help you.
Solution 16 - Python
Generally, package names in the site-packages folder are intended to be imported using the exact name of the module or subfolder.
If my site-packages folder has a subfolder named "foobar", I would import that package by typing import foobar.
One solution might be to rename site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode to site-packages\wx.
Or you could add C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\wx-2.8-msw-unicode to your PYTHONPATH environment variable.