ImportError: Unable to import name definition

Question

I am using Google Python API client and one of the lines it wants you to use:

from apiclient import discovery

When I run this, it returns an error:

ImportError: Unable to import name discovery

Note: the module is apiclient

installed and updated

Thank you, guys

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Lewys Gardner 03 Aug 17 at 6:59

3 answers

Neeraj · Answer 1 · 2017-09-05T23:54:46+0000

You should be able to get these dependencies with this simple setup:

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

Michał Jabłoński · Answer 2 · 2018-04-15T08:57:43+0000

At some point, the apiclient module name was changed. If you can't import discovery from apiclient try:

from googleapiclient import discovery

Hope it helps.

Marvelous Ikechi · Answer 3 · 2019-06-11T18:38:23+0000

Try it

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