ImportError: No module named 'google'

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I installed Python 3.5. I ran the pip install google command and verified the modules. Google was present.

I installed Anaconda 3.5 and tried to run z sample code. But I'm getting the import error. Please find the screen shot attached. What am I missing? Do I have to link my Spyder to Python installation directory in some way? Why is Spyder unable to google module?

My Python installation directory: C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35

_{My scenario is a bit different and I could not find a solution from similar posts here.}

Run the command - conda update --all – Mohan. A Mar 02 '20 at 08:43 — Mohan. A, Mar 02 '20 at 08:43

Saber · Answer 1 · 2021-03-28T22:45:02.940

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According to https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client#installation, you need to install the google-api-python-client package:

pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client

edited Mar 28 '21 at 22:45

answered Dec 23 '18 at 06:25

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The link is (effectively) broken. It redirects to the generic page *https://github.com/googleapis/google-api-python-client* – Peter Mortensen Mar 26 '21 at 03:59
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Thank you @PeterMortensen, I have updated the link – Saber Mar 28 '21 at 22:44

score 39 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 26 '21 at 03:56

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Use this both installation and then go ahead with your Python code:

pip install google-cloud
pip install google-cloud-vision

edited Mar 26 '21 at 03:56

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answered Oct 18 '18 at 07:28

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I dunno why this works, but it works. pip install google didn't work. – aerin Jul 24 '19 at 22:47
why does this work? worked for me – thomas.mac Oct 08 '21 at 01:11
Seems google doesn't properly handle their requirements. – kaiya May 03 '22 at 18:13

score 22 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 03 '19 at 23:50

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I could fix it by installing the following directly.

pip install google.cloud.bigquery
pip install google.cloud.storage

answered Mar 03 '19 at 23:50

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score 8 · Answer 4 · edited Mar 26 '21 at 04:00

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I faced the same issue, and I was trying to import translate from google.cloud, but I kept getting the same error.

This is what I did

pip install protobuf
pip install google-cloud-translate

And to install the storage service from google google-cloud-storage, it should be installed separately.

Ref - https://cloud.google.com/python/

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answered Jan 22 '19 at 16:27

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Was protobuf in my case. – Donald Jul 01 '20 at 08:47

score 7 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 26 '21 at 03:54

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I figured out the solution:

I had to delete my Anaconda and Python installations
Re-install Anaconda only
Open the Anaconda prompt and point it to Anaconda/Scripts
Run pip install google
Run the sample code now from Spyder.

No more errors.

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answered Mar 24 '16 at 14:18

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Thank you! Actually, The key of the solution is Re-install Anaconda only and install it after the cudnn! :P – Mohammad Javad May 17 '19 at 23:39
what does this: "Open Anaconda prompt and point it to Anaconda/Scripts" mean, what are the steps to reproduce this action? – joe hoeller Apr 21 '20 at 08:14
I have the same question. What does "point it to Anaconda/Scripts" mean? I had opened my Anaconda prompt but did not know what to do to "point it to Anaconda/Scripts". – CanaryTheBird Jul 05 '21 at 02:20

score 6 · Answer 6 · edited Jul 01 '21 at 22:03

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I solved the problem in this way:

sudo pip install conda
pip install google

The error got resolved.

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answered Mar 16 '17 at 15:15

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score 5 · Answer 7 · edited Mar 26 '21 at 04:20

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I got this from cloud service documentation:

pip install --upgrade google-cloud-translate

It worked for me!

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answered Jun 11 '20 at 12:44

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score 4 · Answer 8 · edited Aug 15 '21 at 19:44

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Kindly executing these commands,

pip install google
pip install google-api-core

will definitely solve your problem.

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answered Feb 10 '21 at 16:29

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This solved my problem among a lot of other ways. – ibrahim koz Sep 03 '21 at 21:40

score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Mar 26 '21 at 04:02

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I found a similar error when I tried to access the bigquery from google.cloud.

from google.cloud import bigquery

The error was resolved after I installed the google.cloud from conda-forge community.

conda install -c conda-forge google-cloud-bigquery

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answered Dec 25 '19 at 06:49

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Any ideas why is `google-cloud-bigquery` only available in conda-forge? – Islam Azab Feb 03 '21 at 10:28

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Dec 01 '17 at 14:59

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I had a similar import problem. I noticed that there was no __init__.py file in the root of the google package. So, I created an empty __init__.py and now the import works.

answered Dec 01 '17 at 14:59

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This did not work for me (python 3.7, macOS 10.13.6) – Jonathan Cross Nov 03 '18 at 18:02
Verify first whether you have package installed through PIP or not? If Yes, then please check the Directory path and if not then you have to again use the above 2 commands to install it – Darshit Shah Dec 04 '18 at 17:57

score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Mar 31 '21 at 23:08

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What solved it for me was uninstalling Anaconda (in my case, Spyder), install the required google clients (google-api-python-client will do), then reinstall Anaconda.

This should solve it!

answered Mar 31 '21 at 23:08

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score 0 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 30 '21 at 20:02

I know its frustrating to make it done. Its not hit and try to be honest.

first step to setup google apis

pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client

second- look and read your DAG and see what is source/destination or other GCP platform you are using such as if you are taking data from bigquery then

pip install bigquery 
or pip install xyz-google-stuff

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Sep 01 '21 at 13:54

For Python-Flask application.

If nothing helps,

Uninstall flask (pip uninstall flask)
Uninstall python from your machine
Restart the machine and make sure uninstall is done properly
Re-install python and flask again
Run pip install --upgrade google-api-python-client
Run your application

It should be working fine now.

score -1 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 02 '20 at 08:49

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Close Anaconda/Spyder
Open command prompt and run the below command
conda update --all
Start the app again and this time it should work.

Note - You need not have to uninstall/reinstall anything.

answered Mar 02 '20 at 08:49

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score -2 · Answer 15 · answered Aug 15 '21 at 09:07

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Kindly executing these commands

If you are using the python2 version:

pip install google
pip install google-api-core

If you are using the python3 version:

pip3 install google
pip3 install google-api-core

will definitely solve your problem.

answered Aug 15 '21 at 09:07

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