No Module Named 'Symbol'

Question

I have problem with my pip . Lately I was getting error when I was trying to install any packages The Error was: ( Pyautogui )

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\rati_\OneDrive\Desktop\PyAutoGUI-0.9.53.tar\PyAutoGUI-0.9.53\PyAutoGUI-0.9.53\setup.py", line 4, in <module>
    from setuptools import setup
  File "C:\Users\rati_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 12, in <module>
    from setuptools.extension import Extension
  File "C:\Users\rati_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\setuptools\extension.py", line 7, in <module>
    from setuptools.dist import _get_unpatched
  File "C:\Users\rati_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\setuptools\dist.py", line 16, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
  File "C:\Users\rati_\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pkg_resources.py", line 29, in <module>
    import symbol
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'symbol'

I reinstalled pip , python but couldn't fix the error ... There was no information online so I couldn't fix it. Any Tips?

Have you tried ```import symbol``` instead of ```import Symbol```? We are talking about ```symbol-please```, right? If so, you can also try ```import symbol_please```. — Serge de Gosson de Varennes, Jan 24 '22 at 15:47
Try to upgrade both pip and setuptools as well `python3 -m pip install pip setuptools --upgrade` — Domarm, Jan 24 '22 at 15:49

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 24 '22 at 16:22

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Module symbol was a part of the standard library since the dawn of time. It was declared deprecated in Python 3.9 and finally removed in 3.10. For Python 3.10 one has to upgrade any 3rd-party library that imports symbol. In your case the libraries are pip/setuptools:

pip install --upgrade pip setuptools

If upgrade is not possible or there is no newer version of libraries updated for Python 3.10 the only solution is to downgrade Python.

answered Jan 24 '22 at 16:22

phd

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Thanks for this. I thought `pip install setuptools` would work, but it doesn't upgrade it. – rjh Jan 15 '23 at 21:10
How exactly is it possible to end up with an out-of-date pip and setuptools after updating to a newer Python version? They come with the Python installation! They aren't third-party at all, `pip` is supposed to provision its own compatible `setuptools`, and even if you go out of your way to suppress installing `pip`, it's supposed to be possible to bootstrap it from `ensurepip`. – Karl Knechtel Apr 10 '23 at 09:22
@KarlKnechtel Have you seen the traceback in the question? Python 3.10, `import symbol` in `pkg_resources`. – phd Apr 10 '23 at 09:43
...But I thought `pkg_resources` is itself only supposed to exist because `setuptools` put it there... ? It's not like a *Python installation* can be upgraded in-place, last I checked. – Karl Knechtel Apr 10 '23 at 09:54
@KarlKnechtel "*pkg_resources is itself only supposed to exist because setuptools put it there... ?*" Yes, that's why my answer says "pip install --upgrade … setuptools". "*It's not like a Python installation can be upgraded in-place, last I checked.*" But `pip`/`setuptools` can be downgraded later. That's perhaps what happened with the OP but you should ask their. – phd Apr 10 '23 at 09:58
Ah, I guess it would have to have been something like that... perhaps indirectly by a *system* package manager having pinned a version inappropriately? – Karl Knechtel Apr 10 '23 at 10:19
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@KarlKnechtel Could be simple `pip install -U setuptools==` – phd Apr 10 '23 at 10:28

Lampe2020 · Answer 2 · 2022-11-01T22:41:47.517

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I just reinstalled pip3 with the (official?) pip installer. Since then it worked again.

edited Nov 01 '22 at 22:41

answered Oct 07 '22 at 20:15

Lampe2020

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Thank you, it really helped me. Even though an error messaeg showed up at the end. ```ERROR: pip's dependency resolver does not currently take into account all the packages that are installed. This behaviour is the source of the following dependency conflicts. pip-accel 0.43 requires pip<7.2,>=7.0, but you have pip 22.3.1 which is incompatible. ``` – victorkolis Dec 23 '22 at 18:26
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The error message means that the wheel `pip-accel 0.43` is only compatible with pip version 7.0 and 7.1 and no other version. You could try reinstalling `pip-accel` to get a newer version compatible with `pip` version 22+. If it doesn't break anything you can safely ignore the error I think. – Lampe2020 Dec 24 '22 at 23:53

No Module Named 'Symbol'

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