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python cannot find module that is installed on windows

I have installed the requests module
C:\Python34\Scripts\easy_install.exe requests
i got to the folder location
C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\requests-2.13.0-py3.4.egg\requests
I have a path variable in system
C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages
yet when i run my script
C:\Users\beast\Desktop>update.py
I get the error No module named 'requests'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\beast\Desktop\plex_playlist_update.py", line 17, in <module>
import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'
I tried installing using pip just in case
python -m pip install requests
Requirement already satisfied: requests in c:\python34\lib\site-packages\requests-2.13.0-py3.4.egg
I am new to python and I cant find an answer anywhere.
UPDATE:
I found a command to check my python search location.
C:\Users\beast\Desktop>python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages())"
['C:\\Python34', 'C:\\Python34\\lib\\site-packages']
I think it has to do with C:\Python34 vs C:\python34? How do i check or fix this?

The problem here is maybe because of the different versions of python installed.
If you are a Windows user, you can go to Path in Environment variables and remove the paths to unnecessary versions of python (if any). Modules installed for one version of python won't work in another version.

So I ended up going with python environment. Per python documentation it is the way to go anyway. The below command are run on the root folder of the python app.
py -m venv env
then
./env/Scripts/activate
I then ran my pip upgrade and everything is working. Obviously this did not fix it computer wide. just for my python app. But from documentation this is better because of version control of the whole enviroment.
This creates a "env" folder at the root which will have all the packages installed. Need to install all requirements again or use the requirements.txt file.

Installing and importing Python Modules onto OS X

I've been trying for a couple of hours already. It seems IDLE can't find any third-party module. I am a Python beginner.
Here is some info about my system:
OSX version: 10.11.5
python version: Python 2.7, Python 3.4, Python 3.5
The initial installation using pip (among other methods) seems to work fine. When I repeat the installation, terminal responds with:
Requirement already satisfied (use --upgrade to upgrade): pyperclip in
./anaconda/lib/python3.4/site-packages
However, when I go to IDLE (Python 3.4) and try to import the module, IDLE responds with:
Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in
import pyperclip ImportError: No module named 'pyperclip'
I have read that it may have something to do with my PATH or some virtual environment. I’ll be frank, I’m not sure what to make of these as they seem beyond my current ability.
This inability to import modules is becoming an almost insurmountable roadblock to advancing with Python. If you can offer any ideas on what I can do or can ELI5 the solution, I am forever in your debt?

It seems you are using conda, but you are trying to install the pyperclip module with pip. Have you tried running conda install pyperclip?
As stated here:
Because Conda introduces a new packaging format, you cannot use pip and Conda interchangeably; pip cannot install the Conda package format. You can use the two tools side by side but they do not interoperate either.

Python not finding its Packages

I wrote myself a handy bash script, which solves the task of creating a virtualenv with its own compiled virtualenv and python. It aims at creating a mostly self contained virtualenv, with maybe only native libraries installed in system level if necessary, but installing all python packages and virtualenv and pip and such things inside the virtualenv.
The script can be found here.
I invoke the script as follows:
self_contained_venv.sh \
-n udacity_model_building_and_validation \
-p https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.4.4/Python-3.4.4.tar.xz \
-v https://pypi.python.org/packages/c8/82/7c1eb879dea5725fae239070b48187de74a8eb06b63d9087cd0a60436353/virtualenv-15.0.1.tar.gz#md5=28d76a0d9cbd5dc42046dd14e76a6ecc \
-d pandas scikit-learn seaborn
Given the required packages for compiling python and virtualenv are installed on the system, the script creates a nice virtualenv. However, when I try to access any installed modules/packages from within the virtualenv, python is not able to find them. To demonstrate this, I'll put some output of commands and code here:
First of all of course I have to activate the virtualenv:
. bin/activate
output: None, works without problem.
Then I print the pythonpath python is aware of:
import sys
for i in sys.path:
print(i)
output:
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python34.zip
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python3.4
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python3.4/plat-linux
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python3.4/lib-dynload
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/plat-linux
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python3.4/site-packages
So far so good. Then I try to import a module / package I installed during usage of my bash script: pandas:
python
(IDLE is running)
import pandas as pd
output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'pandas'
Another try:
import numpy as np
output:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'numpy'
Huh? So none of the packages is available? Lets check pip again:
which pip
output:
alias pip='localpython/bin/pip3.4'
./localpython/bin/pip3.4
Ok, so it's using my local pip.
Check packages:
pip list
output:
numpy (1.11.0)
pandas (0.18.1)
pip (8.1.2)
psutil (4.1.0)
Python-contrib-nbextensions (alpha)
python-dateutil (2.5.3)
pytz (2016.4)
PyYAML (3.11)
setuptools (18.2)
six (1.10.0)
virtualenv (15.0.1)
Hm the packages are there, so why can't python find them? Let's see where those packages are located, simply by trying to remove one:
pip uninstall pandas
output (shortened, because it fills many pages):
Uninstalling pandas-0.18.1:
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pandas-0.18.1-py3.4.egg-info
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pandas/__init__.py
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pandas/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-34.pyc
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pandas/__pycache__/_version.cpython-34.pyc
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/localpython/lib/python3.4/site-packages/pandas/__pycache__/info.cpython-34.pyc
Aha, so the packages are in the path.
Another attempt on finding out if python looks in the right places:
>>> from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
>>> print(get_python_lib())
/home/xiaolong/development/Python/udacity_model_building_and_validation/lib/python3.4/site-packages
So this one indicates it does not look in the right place, if I understand correctly.
Note:
The script does the following things, which might not be obvious:
compile python with a prefix (local python)
compile virtualenv for the local python
it aliases pip to the local pip of the version of the installed python
it aliases virtualenv to the locally installed one
it installs packages from pypi if specified
it updates the local pip if there is a newer version available
I am a beginner still at writing bash scripts, so I think the structure and logic of the script is fairly easy to understand. It also prints information about success of its operations in the terminal.
Further Notes:
I did not use su or sudo to run the script.
My OS is a Fedora 22, although I think in this case any major distro would work the same way.
OS has been updated recently.
Question: So why can't Python find them / its own packages? (What do I need to change?)

can you try to compare path to pyhton and pip in your script and manually in your system:
which python and which pip?
After that check pip freeze | grep pandas it should return you package ...if no you need to add this package to site-packages folder of you python.

no module named 'numpy' (windows 7, python 3.4.3, numpy-1.9.2)

Please only respond to this post if you use Python on Windows, rather than Mac or Linux.
Error message:
>>> import numpy
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "stdin", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named 'numpy'
Questions:
Regarding windows 7, python 3.4.3 and numpy-1.9.2, are there any
conflicts that would prevent these from working together?
Into which directory (please write out the complete directory path
starting with "C:") should I extract the contents of the numpy zip
file?
What is the exact command that I need to type into python command
prompt in order to install numpy?
Thanks in advance for your assistance

I was also facing this issue where in I tried using
import numpy
But it has given me error "ImportError: No module named 'numpy'"
I installed numpy using "C:\user>python -mpip install numpy" and it was successfully installed.
However I was again getting the same error
Then I checked that the path where in numpy was intalled was not listed in
import sys
print(sys.path)
Then I appended my path wherein numpy was installed using ">>> sys.path.append(r"C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\site-packages").
The above command worked fine, still problem not resolved then I restarted my python session again.
Finally it worked..!!!!(As after every append we have to restart our python session).

1) No there isn't.
2) You can use pip. pip install numpy
If you don't have pip installed, install it, its the most often used way of installing python packages. Yes it is possible to do under windows.
3) Once you have the python command prompt, you already have python installed.

1) no
2) It doesn't actually matter as pip or the installer will figure that out for you. However, just so you know, pip or whatever will install numpy into your site-packages folder.
3) I recommend downloading the NumPy installer from SourceForge:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/numpy/files/NumPy/1.9.2/
Then you don't have to worry about having the right compiler installed. However, if you want to use pip, then you'll need to install the appropriate compiler. This is documented at the following locations:
Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler for Python 3.4
https://matthew-brett.github.io/pydagogue/python_msvc.html

I'm not even close to an expert on Python. That said, I like the notion of "keep it simple." I chose to install a Python distribution that already includes numpy. Specifially I installed Python(x,y). Everything seems to be working just fine right after install. I appreciate all those who commented on my question. Thanks

IPython fails to load a module where the standard interpreter works

I can't load a python module in IPython that works fine in the normal interpreter. I have analyzed the problem and somehow IPython does not find a module, whereas the standard console does:
This works in the normal interpreter:
>>> import sys
>>> sys.path.append(r'c:\development\...\ns.package-10.1.0.3-py2.7.egg')
>>> from ns import package
>>>
But on IPython it does not:
In [2]: import sys
In [3]: sys.path.append(r'c:\development\...\ns.package-10.1.0.3-py2.7.egg')
In [4]: from ns import package
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-4-c019e2988e33> in <module>()
----> 1 from ns import package
ImportError: cannot import name package
I find this pretty confusing. I am new to IPython and I don't know where to start. Thanks in advance.

The key thing you have to recall here is that usually there's not just one python interpreter on your machine. Many systems nowadays come with both python2.7 and python3.x, maybe there are more. Every interpreter maintains its own set of installed packages and has its own set of installed scripts, such as ipython or pip.
When you type pip in your shell it's often not obvious which pip you are actually calling. Is it python3's or python2's pip?
And here is where you can get into trouble:
The ipython und python executables in your PATH do not necessary belong to the same interpreter: Imagine that python and pip belong to a python2 installation but you then decide to install ipython into your python3 interpreter.
Now ipython sees the the packages of your python3 interpreter whereas python sees all your python2 packages.
If you compare the output of which ipython and which python in this case, you will notice that you get paths that belong to different interpreters.
So how can you call the script for your favorite interpreter? If python points to your favorite interpreter some packages give you a nice way of calling via -m parameter: Instead of pip install ipython you can write python -m pip install ipython and be sure that you called the pip version of your favorite python interpreter.
Similar you can start ipython notebook via python -m IPython notebook.

All the above is true, thanks #cel. I break my installs every month or so b/c I'm an admin installing and removing and such. I broke my stuff last week and had the same problem as above, except for python3 specifically. All I did was pip3 uninstall ipython; pip3 install ipython and I got my pandas and other libraries linked back usable.