ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'toolz'

TL;DR: dask requires the toolz package and it is missing. Run pip install toolz and dask imports fine.

The error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'toolz'

Fix it

1. Install toolz:

   pip install toolz

Expected: install completes.

1. Verify:

   python -c "import dask; print(dask.__version__)"

Expected: prints the version, no error.

When this applies

Use this when import dask raises the toolz error, typical after --no-deps installs or interrupted upgrades.

When it does not apply

If toolz is installed but dask still fails, check for version conflicts with pip check. If the error names a different module, install that one instead.

Compatibility

All dask versions; toolz has always been a core dependency.

Root cause

dask builds its task graphs on toolz utilities (curry, memoize, and friends). The dependency is declared, but installs that skip dependencies or environments assembled by hand can leave it out.

Edge cases

cytoolz is a faster C drop-in that satisfies the same import; dask accepts either. In conda envs, install toolz from the same channel as dask to avoid binary mismatches (there are none for pure-python toolz, but consistency helps the solver).