ImportError: No module named qrcode, even though i have the module installed

Question

i've been wanting to expand my python skills and thought that making a QR code generator would be fun, however when i try to run the program it gives me this error:

    File "heck.py", line 1, in <module>
    import qrcode
ImportError: No module named qrcode

so i tried reinstalling the module with pip but it gave me this:

Requirement already satisfied: qrcode in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages (7.3.1)

my code looks like this:

import qrcode
data = "Buy Dogecoin"
gen = qrcode.make(data)
gen.save('/Users/myname/Desktop/QRcodes/BuyDoge.png')

edit: i was using a different version of pip and python, i just reinstalled qrcode module with pip instead of pip3, then installed the image module

Answer 1

Regular installation with pip install .... might not work.

Try with

sudo pip install qrcode

or

sudo pip3 install qrcode

Based on the version you use.