# ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'bcrypt'

TL;DR: run `pip install bcrypt`. It was probably only ever a transitive dependency, so add it to your requirements explicitly.

```text
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'bcrypt'
```

## The fix

```
pip install bcrypt
```

Verify:
```
python -c "import bcrypt; print(bcrypt.hashpw(b'pw', bcrypt.gensalt())[:7])"
```
Expected output: a hash prefix like `$2b$12$`.

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## When this applies
- Fresh virtualenvs, containers, or CI runners.
- passlib or Flask-Bcrypt installed without bcrypt coming along.
- The package worked locally because something else pulled it in.

## When it does NOT apply
- `DLL load failed while importing _bcrypt`, which is the broken-wheel problem.
- `password cannot be longer than 72 bytes`, which is the 4.1 behavior change.

## Why this happens
Transitive dependencies are invisible until the thing that pulled them in is removed or upgraded. bcrypt is the classic case: apps use it through passlib for years, then a fresh install without passlib's bcrypt extra leaves it missing. Depending on it directly is the fix.

## Compatibility
bcrypt 4.x on all supported Pythons. Ships wheels for Windows, macOS, and Linux.