[SOLVED] Unable to install boto3

Issue

I have trouble installing boto3 inside a virtual environment.

I have done what the document says. First I activated virtual environment. then I did a:

Sudo pip install boto3

Now I enter python

>> import boto3
ImportError: No module named boto3

But if I import boto, it works

>> import boto
>> boto.Version
'2.38.0'

Why does it install boto 2.38 when I installed boto3. I tried closing the terminal and re-opened it. Should I restart the Ubuntu machine?

Solution

Don't use sudo in a virtual environment because it ignores the environment's variables and therefore sudo pip refers to your global pip installation.

So with your environment activated, rerun pip install boto3 but without sudo.

Answered By - Leistungsabfall

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (WPSolving Volunteer)