# Import openai module not found error!

**URL:** <https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243>\
**Category:** ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers\
**Created:** [August 6, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243 "2024-08-06T22:20:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![alexpissinoumakki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@alexpissinoumakki](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/alexpissinoumakki)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/1 "2024-08-06T22:20:11Z")

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I successfully installed openai. However when I go to the juypter notebook and say import openai, I get module not found error !!!

I have been trying for hours by going to different websites and trying and trying and trying !!!

I installed using pip3 install openai

Please Help !!!

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**Author:** ![TMosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/tmosh/32/9321_2.png) [@TMosh](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/TMosh)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:20am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/2 "2024-08-07T01:20:27Z")

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Is this for a course where you are enrolled? If so, which one?

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**Author:** ![alexpissinoumakki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@alexpissinoumakki](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/alexpissinoumakki)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/3 "2024-08-07T01:32:26Z")

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This is for chatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers course

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**Author:** ![TMosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/tmosh/32/9321_2.png) [@TMosh](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/TMosh)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/4 "2024-08-07T02:40:52Z")

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I recommend you move the thread to the forum for that course.

You can use the “pencil” icon in the thread title, and select that course from the “Short Course Q&A” area.

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**Author:** ![alexpissinoumakki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@alexpissinoumakki](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/alexpissinoumakki)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 2:58am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/5 "2024-08-07T02:58:01Z")

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I moved it.

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**Author:** ![TMosh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/tmosh/32/9321_2.png) [@TMosh](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/TMosh)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/import-openai-module-not-found-error/674243/6 "2024-08-07T03:36:41Z")

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Hopefully someone involved in that course will reply here.