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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'firebase_admin'

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Fixes Python environments where firebase-admin is not installed. Use when import firebase_admin fails. Not for init or credential errors.

TL;DR: firebase-admin is not installed for your Python. Run python -m pip install firebase-admin with the same interpreter that runs your code.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'firebase_admin'

Fix it

  1. Install: python -m pip install firebase-admin. Expected: Successfully installed.
  2. Verify: python -c "import firebaseadmin; print(firebaseadmin.version)". Expected: a version.
  3. If it still fails, align pip and python: python -m pip --version must match which python. Expected: same interpreter.
  4. Add firebase-admin to requirements.txt.

When this applies

  • import firebase_admin fails with ModuleNotFoundError.

When it doesn't

  • The import works but calls fail with the default-app error: init problem, different skill.
  • You need the JS SDK: that is npm, not this.

Compatibility

  • firebase-admin 5.x/6.x; Python 3.8+.

Why it happens

Fresh venvs and containers start empty. Note the dash/underscore split: pip install firebase-admin, import firebase_admin.

Edge cases

  • The old python-firebase package is unrelated and unmaintained; do not install it by mistake.
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Skill ID
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Published recentlyPublished Oct 3, 2026. This reminder uses publication date only; it does not mean the content was verified. Review again after Apr 1, 2027.

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