Package is installed but not recognized

Question

I'm trying to use chardet package in python, on Visual Studio 2017 15.6.2

Even when I have the chardet package installed, it is not recognized.

What could possibly be wrong?

Here is a screen capture

If I try to run I get this exception

ModuleNotFoundError
  Message=No module named 'chardet'

What I see is a screen capture of a complaint from your IDE. Do you get `ImportError` when you run the code? — BoarGules, Apr 08 '18 at 21:27
@BoarGules At runtime I get an exception "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'chardet'" https://i.imgur.com/8CrYM8W.png — jonuko, Apr 08 '18 at 21:32
Then the environment in which you installed `chardet` is different from the one in which you are running the code. It is not just possible, but surprisingly easy, to have two or more different Python interpreters installed. Python 2 vs. Python 3, 32-bit vs 64-bit are both potent sources of this confusion. Or have you perhaps named your program `chardet.py`? — BoarGules, Apr 08 '18 at 21:38
@BoarGules isn't the first screenshot showing that I'm using Anaconda 5? How do I check it? — jonuko, Apr 08 '18 at 21:48
Maybe it does indicate you're using Anaconda, but I don't, and it's not entirely reasonable that you expect everyone to be using the same toolset as you do. Your question isn't tagged [anaconda]. — BoarGules, Apr 08 '18 at 21:53
@@BoarGules Oh, no. I should set Anaconda in the Solution Explorer window. — jonuko, Apr 08 '18 at 21:57
@BoarGules This is the first time I use pyhton in VS, and I was thinking that I should select Anaconda on the menu in the first screenshot... Thanks for your help. Have a prize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvyeP32_v7o&t=0s&index=4&list=PLutSi8951Qb0DmhB1K18nfxxE2c8Tf-Sf — jonuko, Apr 08 '18 at 22:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '18 at 21:59

As BoarGules commented, I was using the wrong environment. The package was installed on another environment.

I switched to Anaconda 5, where the package is installed, and now it works. I leave a screen capture on how to change to Anaconda.

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