Installing wordcloud using Jupyter Notebook

Question

I need to solve a wordcloud problem for a homework assignment.

Unfortunately, I am having a hard time getting wordcloud installed into my environment.

Here is the code I am running:

import os
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from wordcloud import WordCloud

I get the following error:

ImportError: No module named 'wordcloud'

Now, I know I need to use the pip install method in my command prompt to get wordcloud into my environment. Even after doing this (and trying several different destinations, including my home directory and the Anaconda3 environment), I continue to get the same error.

What am I doing wrong?

What operating system are you running it on? What version of Python? — Muhamed Al Khalil, Jan 22 '17 at 15:33

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 22 '17 at 15:11

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Try

python -m pip install wordcloud

You probably need numpy and pillow as well.

answered Jan 22 '17 at 15:11

Harald Nordgren

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I tried that, and I'm still getting the same error. Is the problem that I'm installing it into the wrong file path??? – Andrew Smith Jan 22 '17 at 15:17
Now its "Python3" – user3503711 Apr 13 '21 at 18:28
Inside Jupyter notebook, try -> !pip install wordcloud – AndroDev Sep 17 '22 at 06:45

score 11 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '20 at 13:06

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Try this on Jupyter cell:

!pip install wordcloud

answered Jun 02 '20 at 13:06

Thiru Balaji G

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score 7 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '18 at 20:00

this solution solved my problem which was because of different pythons on my system.

in Jupyter, run:

import sys
print(sys.executable)

to see which python you are using. copy the pass and install the wordcloud with this command from your Jupiter terminal:

path/to/python -m pip install some_package

Which in my case is:

/anaconda3/bin/python -m pip install wordcloud

and import in your code:

from wordcloud import WordCloud

The source i used: can't import

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 22 '17 at 15:34

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Try installing using conda after activating the environment that contains numpy and pillow. Make sure your code is running in that environment.

conda install -c conda-forge wordcloud=1.2.1

Other sources available on anaconda

answered Jan 22 '17 at 15:34

achille

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Still not working for me. Is this to be written on the command prompt or in the jupyter notebook? – dekio May 03 '19 at 16:29

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:33

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open anaconda prompt and enter

python -m pip install wordcloud

edited Dec 28 '18 at 15:33

Suraj Rao

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answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:31

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered May 02 '18 at 07:07

I am hoping that you might be using MAC. In that case, check if word cloud got installed in the same place where conda is.

In my case, running it on python3 was working fine but running it on Anaconda was giving an import error.

These are steps that I followed to resolve the issue:

Open the conda terminal from the application. If you are having problems (such as process completed) check whether you are using bash or zsh. Currently conda terminal is supported only on bash. You can change the default shell using the below commands:

Use: chsh -s /bin/bash to change the shell from zsh to bash.

Use: chsh -s /bin/zsh to revert back to zsh later.

Once changed to bash, install word cloud for anaconda using the below command:

conda install -c conda-forge wordcloud

Voila! Your imports should work now, just as mine did.

You could do this in multiple ways - echo $0, echo $SHELL ( You can refer to the answer - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9910966/how-to-tell-if-its-using-zsh-or-bash) — Radioactive, May 06 '19 at 17:41

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

I had the same issue, had to make a new conda environment and then installed it. (https://conda.io/docs/user-guide/getting-started.html)

"1.Create a new environment and install a package in it. We will name the environment snowflakes and install the package wordcloud. At the Anaconda Prompt or in your Terminal window, type the following:"

conda create --name snowflakes wordcloud

Gth lala · Answer 8 · 2019-06-26T20:10:18.613

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to install wordcloud - execute "pip install wordcloud" from Anaconda prompt (not cmd)

edited Jun 26 '19 at 20:10

answered Jun 26 '19 at 19:55

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 21 '19 at 01:50

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After installing wordcloud using pip python -m pip install wordcloud, its working fine in jupyter Notebook.

pip install wordcloud

answered Jul 21 '19 at 01:50

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score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Sep 17 '19 at 12:44

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open anaconda prompt and enter

pip install wordcloud

Then go to jupyter and write

from wordcloud import WordCloud

edited Sep 17 '19 at 12:44

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answered Sep 17 '19 at 12:43

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 16 '21 at 15:27

As you are using Jupyter Notebook. Try using following these commands in Anaconda prompt. It will work fine.

conda install -c conda-forge wordcloud
conda install -c conda-forge/label/gcc7 wordcloud
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf201901 wordcloud
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf202003 wordcloud

Wender · Answer 12 · 2018-06-04T11:09:38.483

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Before install libpython3-dev

$ sudo apt-get install libpython3-dev
$ sudo pip install wordcloud

edited Jun 04 '18 at 11:09

answered Jun 03 '18 at 18:14

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