ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rest_framework_simplejwt'

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'restframeworksimplejwt'

TL;DR: the distribution is called djangorestframework-simplejwt. Run pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt and the import works.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rest_framework_simplejwt'

The fix

pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt

Then add it to INSTALLED_APPS in your Django settings and configure the REST framework authentication classes per the README.

Verify:

python -c "from rest_framework_simplejwt.tokens import RefreshToken; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

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When this applies

• Adding JWT auth to a Django REST framework project.
• Fresh virtualenvs, Docker builds, or CI runners.
• The package is missing from requirements.

When it does NOT apply

• Token configuration or validation errors after the import works.
• No module named 'rest_framework', which means DRF itself is missing.

Why this happens

The distribution name concatenates the ecosystem (djangorestframework) while the module keeps the short form, and pip cannot guess across that gap. The README's install command is the source of truth; the import statement is not.

Compatibility

djangorestframework-simplejwt 5.x with Django 4.x/5.x and DRF 3.14+. Add rest_framework_simplejwt to INSTALLED_APPS.

The module is rest_framework_simplejwt but the distribution is djangorestframework-simplejwt, so guessing the pip name from the import fails. The project README documents pip install djangorestframework-simplejwt as the install command. This hits every Django REST framework project adding JWT auth for the first time, especially in Docker builds where requirements drift.

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'oauth2_provider'

TL;DR: the distribution is called django-oauth-toolkit. Run pip install django-oauth-toolkit and the import works.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'oauth2_provider'

The fix

pip install django-oauth-toolkit

Then add oauth2_provider to INSTALLED_APPS and include its URLs per the README.

Verify:

python -c "import oauth2_provider; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

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When this applies

• Turning a Django app into an OAuth2 provider (issuing tokens to third parties).
• Fresh virtualenvs, Docker builds, or CI runners.
• Confusing this with oauth client libraries like authlib or requests-oauthlib.

When it does NOT apply

• OAuth2 client-side code, where authlib or requests-oauthlib is the right package.
• Token or scope configuration errors after the import works.

Why this happens

The distribution name describes the Django toolkit; the module name describes the OAuth2 provider app inside it. pip needs the long name, Python imports the short one. This is the same split as djangorestframework-simplejwt and django-allauth.

Compatibility

django-oauth-toolkit 2.x/3.x with Django 4.x/5.x. Version 2.0+ dropped older Django; check the changelog when upgrading.

The module is oauth2_provider but the distribution is django-oauth-toolkit, so the pip name guess from the import fails. The django-oauth-toolkit README documents pip install django-oauth-toolkit as the install command. Django projects adding an OAuth2 provider (not just a client) hit this the first time, since nothing about oauth2_provider suggests the toolkit name.

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'social_django'

TL;DR: the distribution is called social-auth-app-django. Run pip install social-auth-app-django and the import works.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'social_django'

The fix

pip install social-auth-app-django

Then add social_django to INSTALLED_APPS and include its URLs per the README.

Verify:

python -c "import social_django; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

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When this applies

• Adding social login (Google, GitHub, etc.) to a Django project.
• Fresh virtualenvs, Docker builds, or CI runners.
• Migrating from the old monolithic python-social-auth package.

When it does NOT apply

• Backend or pipeline configuration errors after the import works.
• No module named 'social_core', which is the shared core package missing.

Why this happens

python-social-auth split into per-framework distributions (app-django, app-flask, and others) sharing social-auth-core. The distribution names describe the split; the module names kept the short forms. pip needs the long name, Python imports the short one.

Compatibility

social-auth-app-django 5.x with Django 4.x/5.x and social-auth-core 4.x. Installs the core automatically.

The module is social_django but the distribution is social-auth-app-django, part of the split python-social-auth ecosystem where each framework got its own distribution. The project README documents pip install social-auth-app-django as the install command. Django projects adding social login hit this constantly because the import name suggests nothing about the distribution name.