VS Code import resolution error with Pylance (ModuleNotFoundError)

Question

Having an import resolution error with pylance not recognizing packages. (Windows 10)

• Venv activated on the local directory
• Confirmed pip -list that the package is correctly installed
• Ran VS code as administrator
• Checked the package is installed in the /Lib/site-packages folder for my python installation

Receiving the error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'abc123'

Inside the file, hovering over the broken import says

"packageFoo" is not accessible

Import "packageFoo" could not be resolved Pylance

Answer 1

I found many similar questions, but not this specific answer.

In vscode, locate the file dropdown on the top toolbar.

Select preferences > Settings (Ctrl +)

In the search bar, search for pylance

Scroll down to Python > Analysis: Extra Paths

Click 'add item' button

Next step you need to identify the installation path for python in windows. In that path there is a 'Lib' folder. Under lib folder there is a 'site-packages' folder. This is the folder for all your pip installed packages.

For me it looked like this:

C:\Users\user_name_here\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Lib\site-packages

Copy this path and add it as the item in the pylance vscode settings.

Additionally: You can open the 'Python > Analysis: Indexing' settings below to edit a JSON file. Here you copy and paste the same path, with extra '' - backspace escape characters. Noting there is a comma after the first entry, if it exists.

Answer 2

If you have correctly installed Pylance when you open a .py file, this extension would be activate. Now check settings.json file and add the following sentence: "python.languageServer": "Default" or "Pylance".

 It is probably that your problem is caused because Pylance is not pointed to the path where is your library installed or another package and the error is originated (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'abc123'), then you may need to verify in your settings.json this configuration:

python.analysis.autoSearchPaths : true

python.analysis.stubPath:./typings

python.analysis.extraPaths:["./folder"] (if your project use a specific folder)

python.analysis.autoImportCompletions:true