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is my venv haunted? dotenv vanishes the moment vs codes run button takes over

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by Zane M.Jump to the reply

ahh classic stop using bare pip. use python -m pip install <package> with the exact interpreter that runs the app. that way the package lands in the same site-packages that the interpreter searches.

thinking

  1. Leon
    @lrossi-15c

    long time lurker first post lol i swear I installed it. pip install dotenv finished cleanly, pip list shows it, and when i run the app by hand everything works... then VS Codes Run button starts it and i get this:

    PS C:\scripts> python sync_reports.py

    PS C:\scripts> python sync_reports.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\scripts\sync_reports.py", line 3, in <module>
    import requests
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'
PS C:\scripts> pip install requests
Requirement already satisfied: requests in c:\users\...\python311\lib\site-packages
PS C:\scripts> python sync_reports.py
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests'

    same server, same repo, same user (i think)... ive reinstalled three times and even nuked the venv once, what am i missing??

    for context, this is Python 3.12 on a plain Linux VM, nothing exotic :D i'm fine at writing Python but environments have always felt like dark magic to me. any pointers on how to see what teh service actually sees would be amazing.

    facepalm

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  2. Esme N.
    @esme_regex

    what does sys.executable print when the app runs under the Docker image, not in ur shell? ?

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  4. Leon
    @lrossi-15c
    in reply to @tiny_pusher

    ok so i'm on Python 3.12 in the venv but the system Python is older... i never noticed because teh version banner looked similar. idk what else to say tbh

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  6. Pia R.
    @piar305

    oof watch out for package name vs import name. pip install python-dotenv gives u import dotenv, psycopg2-binary gives import psycopg2, PyYAML gives import yaml. If you installed a similarly named but different package the improt will fail even though pip is happy. good luck man!

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  8. Sami Park
    @sami.park

    lol same thing happened to me print sys.path at startup in teh failing context. If u see a different site-packages than the one where pip put the package, u have your answer in one log line.

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  9. Sami Park
    @sami.park

    Activating a venv only changes PATH in your interactive shell... services, cron and IDE run configs do not inherit that... for systemd set ExecStart=/opt/app/venv/bin/python app.py (or venv/bin/gunicorn), and for cron use the full path too.

    lol

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  10. Zane M.
    @mutextrace
    in reply to @sami.park Accepted solution

    ahh classic stop using bare pip. use python -m pip install <package> with the exact interpreter that runs the app. that way the package lands in the same site-packages that the interpreter searches.

    thinking

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  11. Sami Park
    @sami.park

    wait does this also apply to codes? ?

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  12. Soren I.
    @lucky_lab

    lol this thread is gold what am i doing wrong??

    facepalm

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  13. Zane M.
    @mutextrace
    in reply to @lucky_lab

    wait what id skip venv warngling on servers and just ship a container where theres exactly one Python. Fewer moving parts.

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  14. Leon
    @lrossi-15c
    in reply to @mutextrace

    @mutextrace omg finally it was the import name. i'd installed the wrong package :) Removed it, installed the right one with python -m pip, and dotenv imports fine now. owe u a beer 🍺

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