ImportError: No module name PyPdf2 python 2.7.13 on Windows arcgis subdirectory

Question

I have looked various posts about python not getting the installed library. I tried using python -m pip install PyPDF2 to get this library installed but no luck.

Edit: site packages

Possible duplicate of [How do I install pyPDF2 module using windows?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22106380/how-do-i-install-pypdf2-module-using-windows) — Lukas, Oct 10 '18 at 01:35
It could be a python path problem - try closing your C:\Python27 term and open it up again. — JeffCharter, Oct 10 '18 at 01:36
also what does this show: import site; site.getsitepackages() — JeffCharter, Oct 10 '18 at 01:38
tried doing that. I am getting the same error again. i will try the next thing you said. — Demon, Oct 10 '18 at 01:38
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25224260/pypdf2-wont-import — Lukas, Oct 10 '18 at 01:41
did you tried 'import pypdf2' lowcase? Did you try install it by downloading from PyPI, then running setup.py install? — Lukas, Oct 10 '18 at 01:43
Ok when restart computer, manually downloading form PyPi then running setup.py install not helps, try this - [click here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41501636/how-to-install-pip3-on-windows) — Lukas, Oct 10 '18 at 01:50
try these 2 line in your python terminal 1.import sys 2.sys.path.append('c:\python27\argis10.5\lib\site-packages') — JeffCharter, Oct 10 '18 at 02:05
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7472436/add-a-directory-to-python-sys-path-so-that-its-included-each-time-i-use-python — JeffCharter, Oct 10 '18 at 02:08
@JeffCharter thanks that work except that I had to type in the console as `import PyPDF2` after that. Please put that your comment as answer so I can give you points for it. — Demon, Oct 10 '18 at 02:10

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 10 '18 at 04:18

It looks like your PyPDF2 module is install inside the arcgis sub-directory If you add this to the top of your script that should do it

import sys
sys.path.append('c:\python27\argis10.5\lib\site-packages')
import PyPDF2

If you need you can also look into modifying your PYTHONPATH

Edit adding on to Jeff's answer: I added a new pythonpath variable in environmental variables that I was missing to direct the python console to C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.5\Lib\site-packages

ImportError: No module name PyPdf2 python 2.7.13 on Windows arcgis subdirectory

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