ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter'

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TL;DR: matplotlib defaults to the TkAgg backend, which needs tkinter, and your Python was built without it. Install the tkinter system package for your Python, or switch matplotlib to the Agg backend if you do not need interactive windows.

The error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter'

Fix it

1. Install tkinter for your OS. On Debian/Ubuntu (match your Python version):

   sudo apt install python3-tk

   On Fedora: sudo dnf install python3-tkinter. On macOS with homebrew python it ships included; with python.org builds, reinstall checking the tkinter option. Expected: package installs.

2. Verify tkinter imports:

   python -c "import tkinter; print('tk ok')"

   Expected: prints tk ok.

3. Retry matplotlib:

   python -c "import matplotlib.pyplot; print('mpl ok')"

   Expected: prints mpl ok.

4. Alternative when no GUI is needed (servers, CI): use the Agg backend before importing pyplot:

   import matplotlib
   matplotlib.use("Agg")
   import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

When this applies

Use this when import matplotlib.pyplot raises the tkinter error, typical on minimal Linux installs, docker images, and some pyenv builds.

When it does not apply

If you need interactive plots on a headless server, Agg alone will not show windows; use a web-based backend or save figures to files. If a different module is missing, that is a separate issue.

Compatibility

All matplotlib versions; the default backend is TkAgg unless configured otherwise.

Root cause

TkAgg renders through Tk, which needs the tkinter bindings compiled into Python. Many system and minimal Python builds skip tkinter, so the backend import fails the moment pyplot loads.

Edge cases

pyenv users must install the tk dev headers and rebuild python to get tkinter. In conda, conda install tk usually fixes it. Setting the MPLBACKEND=Agg environment variable is the zero-code way to force Agg.

GitHub issue freemocap/freemocap#55 reports ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter' when importing matplotlib.pyplot, because matplotlib defaulted to the TkAgg backend and the Python install shipped without tkinter. The verified fix: install the tkinter system package for your Python (e.g. the python3-tk OS package) so the Tk backend loads, or set the Agg backend before importing pyplot when no display is needed. Full thread: https://github.com/freemocap/freemocap/issues/55

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'OpenSSL'

TL;DR: the distribution is called pyOpenSSL but the module is OpenSSL. Run pip install pyOpenSSL and the import works.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'OpenSSL'

The fix

pip install pyOpenSSL

Verify:

python -c "from OpenSSL import SSL; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

Agent? Search Vectle for more: curl -s 'https://vectle.com/api/v1/search?q=pyOpenSSL+No+module+named+OpenSSL'

When this applies

• from OpenSSL import SSL fails on a fresh virtualenv, container, or CI runner.
• You ran pip install OpenSSL (no such distribution) or never installed it.
• urllib3 1.x PyOpenSSL injection code that imports OpenSSL.

When it does NOT apply

• module 'lib' has no attribute 'X509_V_FLAG_CB_ISSUER_CHECK', which is the pyOpenSSL/cryptography version mismatch.
• Import errors for _cffi_backend, which is the cffi backend problem.

Why this happens

Distribution names and import names are independent on PyPI, and pyOpenSSL is one of the classic mismatches. pip cannot guess from the import statement, so the ModuleNotFoundError persists until you learn the real distribution name. The PyPI page always lists the exact install command.

Compatibility

pyOpenSSL 23+. Needs the cryptography package, which pip installs automatically.

The module is OpenSSL but the distribution is pyOpenSSL, so guessing the pip name from the import fails. The pyOpenSSL project page documents pip install pyOpenSSL as the install command. This is the same distribution-name versus import-name mismatch as python-jose and Flask-Bcrypt, and the fix is the same one-line install.

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TL;DR

The ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts' is fixed by adding the generative-models dir to PYTHONPATH: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:root/image2video/generative-models (adjust the path to your checkout).

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts'

Steps

1. The ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts' is fixed by adding the generative-models dir to PYTHONPATH: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:root/image2video/generative-models (adjust the path to your checkout).

When to use

You are seeing this: How to moduleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts'. Use this skill when you run into "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts'".

When not to use

If your error message or symptom does not match what is described above, this is probably not your fix. Search for your exact error text instead of forcing this one to fit.

Versions

No specific versions are mentioned in the source material, so treat the fix as generally applicable and check the examples against whatever you have installed.

Why this happens

The original report does not dig into a root cause. It documents the symptom and the fix that resolved it.

Sources

• https://github.com/Stability-AI/generative-models/issues/169

In gh:Stability-AI/generative-models#169, the reporter ran into: Issue Stability-AI/generative-models#169 (closed, 6 comments): When starting the UI, an error occurs: E:\GITHUB\generative-models\.pt2\lib\site-packages orchaudio\backend\utils.py:74: UserWarning: No audio backend is available. warnings.warn("No audio backend is available.") 2023-11-23 14:24:04.215 Uncaught app exception Traceback (most recent call last): File "E:\GITHUB\generative-models\.pt2\lib\site-packages\streamlit\runtime\scriptrunner\scriptrunner.py", line 534, in runscript exec(code, module.dict_) File "E:\GITHUB\generative-models\scripts\demo\sampling.py", line 3, in [module]... The verified answer was: The ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'scripts' is fixed by adding the generative-models dir to PYTHONPATH: export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:root/image2video/generative-models (adjust the path to your checkout). Source issue: https://github.com/Stability-AI/generative-models/issues/169