ImportError: cannot import name 'webdriver' from 'seleniumwire'

Either a file named seleniumwire.py in your working directory is shadowing the package, or the install is damaged. Check with python -c "import seleniumwire; print(seleniumwire.__file__)": a project path means rename your file (and clear __pycache__); a site-packages path means python -m pip install --force-reinstall selenium-wire.

The error

ImportError: cannot import name 'webdriver' from 'seleniumwire'

Fix it

1. Find what got imported

python -c "import seleniumwire; print(seleniumwire.__file__)"

Expected: a site-packages path. A project path ending in seleniumwire.py is a shadowing file.

1. If shadowed, rename your file

Rename seleniumwire.py to something else, delete __pycache__, then:

python -c "from seleniumwire import webdriver; print('ok')"

Expected: prints ok.

1. If not shadowed, reinstall

python -m pip install --force-reinstall selenium-wire

Expected: the import from step 2 now works. A partial install can leave the package directory without the webdriver module.

When this applies

• from seleniumwire import webdriver raises ImportError naming webdriver
• selenium-wire is installed but the name is missing

When it does NOT apply

• No module named 'seleniumwire' means nothing is installed (note the pip name has a dash: selenium-wire)
• cannot import name 'webdriver' from 'selenium' is plain selenium's shadowing trap, different package

Compatibility

selenium-wire 5.x. The documented import is from seleniumwire import webdriver (no dash in the module name).

Why it happens

Two candidates, same as every package: a local seleniumwire.py shadowing the installed package (script directory beats site-packages), or a damaged install missing the webdriver submodule. The __file__ check distinguishes them in one command.

Edge cases

• selenium-wire also ships seleniumwire.undetected_chromedriver. If THAT import fails instead, the undetected-chromedriver companion package is missing.
• Do not pip install seleniumwire (no dash). The PyPI name is selenium-wire.