Installed python package to conda virtual environment, ModuleNotFoundError in Jupyter Notebook

Question

Installed python package from the Anaconda Prompt in the virtual environment. import transformers works from the Anaconda Prompt. However, ModuleNotFoundError when in Jupyter Notebook even though kernel is set to the virtual environment where the package is installed.

It looks like the issue is similar to Jupyter notebook can't load installed package in conda environment, but I can't get it to work on Windows.

Here is an example.

Package is installed in the virtual environment.

Importing from the anaconda prompt works.

Importing from Jupyter Notebook causes the error.

fanbyprinciple · Answer 1 · 2021-06-11T11:20:56.950

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Open the Jupyter notebook from command line. Activate your conda environment first.

Open command line. Activate your conda environment. Type activate <your env name>
Type jupyter notebook <path to your project>. To open in current directory jupyter notebook . .

edited Jun 11 '21 at 11:20

answered Jun 11 '21 at 09:47

fanbyprinciple

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Hi! Can you clarify path to what exactly? Thanks! – ervsml Jun 11 '21 at 10:09
Hello. Its path to your project. Or if you want to open it in the current directory just type `jupyter notebook . ` – fanbyprinciple Jun 11 '21 at 10:38
That doesn't seem to be the issue. I've added some images above that will hopefully describe the problem better. – ervsml Jun 11 '21 at 11:00
I saw the images. How are you opening the jupyter notebook ? Do you use command line? is it after activating your env or before? – fanbyprinciple Jun 11 '21 at 11:22
I did `jupyter notebook` from the anaconda prompt after I activated the env. – ervsml Jun 11 '21 at 11:27
by anaconda prompt you mean conda command line right? Not the python console you mention in second image. Well then I am stumped :) – fanbyprinciple Jun 11 '21 at 11:36

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 12 '21 at 08:31

The package was initially installed using conda install -c conda-forge transformers.

Instead, I installed the packaged using pip install transformers. Importing the package from Jupyter Notebook on the virtual environment's kernel worked fine afterwards.

When I did where conda from the virtual environment, conda install doesn't seem to be installing to the venv. Whereas where pip showed that the venv's pip is being used.

Installed python package to conda virtual environment, ModuleNotFoundError in Jupyter Notebook

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