Python not finding elasticsearch package

Question

I just installed with pip install elasticsearch the right package, but is not being found by my .py script.

I have this right now:

ls /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages

README                       pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg          urllib3-1.8.3-py2.7.egg-info virtualenv.py                virtualenv_support
easy-install.pth             urllib3                      virtualenv-1.11.6.dist-info  virtualenv.pyc

ls /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/

easy-install.pth              elasticsearch-1.0.0.dist-info setuptools-4.0.1-py2.7.egg    sitecustomize.py
elasticsearch                 pip-1.5.6-py2.7.egg           setuptools.pth                sitecustomize.pyc

Now when I run my script myelastic.py:

import sys
print sys.path

from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
es = Elasticsearch()

I have this:

['/Users/tati/Desktop/python', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python27.zip', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/plat-darwin', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/plat-mac', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/lib-tk', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/lib-old', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload', '/Applications/MAMP/Library/lib/python2.7/site-packages']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "myelastic.py", line 5, in <module>
    from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
ImportError: No module named elasticsearch

It's the first time I work with virtualenv, but I'm not sure how to work around this issue, thanks!

you mention virtualenv but I can't see a trace of it.

Erik Kaplun
– Erik Kaplun

2014-06-29 17:57:38 +00:00
Commented Jun 29, 2014 at 17:57 — Erik Kaplun
– Erik Kaplun, Commented Jun 29, 2014 at 17:57

Padraic Cunningham · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-29 17:41:59Z

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You have called your file the same name as the module:

File "/Users/tati/Desktop/python/elasticsearch.py".

It is shadowing the module name so you are importing from your file not the elasticsearch module. Just rename your .py to something other than elasticsearch.py.

answered Jun 29, 2014 at 17:41

Padraic Cunningham

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Francisco Albert Over a year ago

I just renamed it, was part of the problem, thanks!, but still the rest, is not finding the library, but thanks!

Padraic Cunningham Over a year ago

are you trying to import from a venv or using the system python?

Francisco Albert Over a year ago

mmmmmmm I ran "virtualenv <folder project>", that is using the venv no?

Padraic Cunningham Over a year ago

did you install using pip after you activated your venv?

Francisco Albert Over a year ago

*pip install virtualenv *pip install elasticsearch

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Bruno Gallien · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-11 21:01:18Z

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I had the same issue. I fixed it by adding to my .bash_profile :

export PYTHONPATH=/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages

answered Sep 11, 2016 at 21:01

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Ann Kilzer Over a year ago

This is Mac OS X specific.

Bruno Gallien Over a year ago

Yes I was testing on mac but still. I had the issue and it is how I fixed. People, as I did, may be googling the issue and find my point interesting.

Ann Kilzer Over a year ago

On Ubuntu it's /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages

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