ImportError: No module named rest_framework_jwt.views

Question

I am using Ubuntu and Django (Python 2.7.12)

I am trying to run python manage.py migrate but an error shows up:

from rest_framework_jwt.views import obtain_jwt_token
ImportError: No module named rest_framework_jwt.views

I have already installed rest like this:

pip install djangorestframework

Any idea about the error?

Answer 1

JWT is a separate package, so you need to install it via pip install djangorestframework-jwt.

Note, depending on the version(s) of Python you have installed, you might need to use pip3 instead of pip if you are trying to use this/install it for Python 3.

See the other answer regarding Simple JWT, which replaced JWT in 2019.

Answer 2

Be aware that JWT has not been maintained since ~2019. There is a newer project, Simple JWT, that you may use instead, if you need newer features. You can install it with this command:

pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt