ImportError: cannot import name 'ParseMode' from 'telegram'

Question

I am trying to create a telegram bot. The code i am trying to execute is :

from telegram import ParseMode

But it is throwing up this error:

ImportError: cannot import name 'ParseMode' from 'telegram'
(C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\telegram\__init__.py)

Could you please advise how to fix this error?

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 27 '22 at 21:32

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as per Version 20 you need to use:

from telegram.constants import ParseMode

edited Oct 27 '22 at 21:32

S. Nick

answered Oct 24 '22 at 11:03

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '21 at 23:23

0

you have to import with this way:

from telegram.ext import ParseMode

if problem not solved:

install the package like this:

pip install python_telegram_bot

or

pip install "python_telegram_bot==12.4.2"

answered Sep 12 '21 at 23:23

Thanks for your response. I am still getting an error: `ImportError: cannot import name 'ParseMode' from 'telegram.ext'` – Slartibartfast Sep 12 '21 at 23:38
did you try to install last version of `telegram`? or uninstall the package and install that with this commands? `pip install python_telegram_bot` – Hamidreza Khorammfar Sep 12 '21 at 23:42
I installed it and it imported in well – Hamidreza Khorammfar Sep 12 '21 at 23:43
i used `pip install telegram` and i was able to import `import telegram.ext` just not parsemode. Should i uninstall it ? – Slartibartfast Sep 12 '21 at 23:57
yes uninstall the `telegram` and install `python_telegram_bot` – Hamidreza Khorammfar Sep 13 '21 at 00:03
i uninstalled it and install `python_telegram_bot` but i am still getting the same message. Just to be sure also restarted the kernal – Slartibartfast Sep 13 '21 at 00:11
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This answer is misleading at least. [`ParseMode` ](https://python-telegram-bot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/telegram.parsemode.html) is clearly not contained in the `telegram.ext` package. Also `python-telegram-bot` is by now on version 13.7. Older versions don't get bug fixes and v13 introduced breaking changes. Finally, the project is named `python-telegram-bot`, not `python_telegram_bot`. While `pip` apparently converts `_` to `-` due to naming conventions, this may not be the case with other package managers or future pip versions. Disclaimer: I'm currently the maintainer of PTB. – CallMeStag Sep 13 '21 at 05:52

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