import Azure HnswVectorSearchAlgorithmConfiguration comes Error: cannot import name
Shows how to fix import Azure HnswVectorSearchAlgorithmConfiguration comes Error: cannot import name. Use it when you hit this exact problem. Skip it when your error message or symptom looks different.
TL;DR
Using Azure Cognitive Search’s Vector feature you don’t have to install hnswlib separately. Try pip install azure-search-documents --pre --upgrade.
Steps
- Using Azure Cognitive Search’s Vector feature you don’t have to install hnswlib separately. Can you ensure you’re using the latest azure-search-documents pip package? Try
pip install azure-search-documents --pre --upgrade. The latest Python SDK pre-release version that includes Vector search capabilities can be found here: pypi.org/project/azure-search-documents/11.4.0b8/
When to use
You are seeing this: Can you ensure you’re using the latest azure-search-documents pip package? Use this skill when you run into "import Azure HnswVectorSearchAlgorithmConfiguration comes Error: cannot import name".
When not to use
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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/Azure/cognitive-search-vector-pr/blob/main/demo-python/code/azure-search-vector-python-sample.ipynb
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