ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore'

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore'

TL;DR: truststore is not in the stdlib. Run pip install truststore (Python 3.10+ required) and the import works.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'truststore'

The fix

pip install truststore

Verify:

python -c "import truststore; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

Note: truststore needs Python 3.10+. On older Pythons the install succeeds but nothing works; upgrade Python instead.

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When this applies

• Adding OS certificate-store support to requests, httpx, or aiohttp.
• Fresh environments following a truststore tutorial.
• Corporate networks where the system store has the needed CA.

When it does NOT apply

• SSL verification errors with truststore already installed, which is a certificate problem, not an import problem.
• Python below 3.10, where truststore cannot work at all.

Why this happens

Python ships its own CA bundle via certifi and ignores the OS store by default, which surprises developers on managed machines. truststore bridges the gap but is a third-party package you must install. The name looks stdlib-official, which is why people assume it is already there.

Compatibility

Python 3.10+. Works with requests, httpx, aiohttp, and urllib3 via the documented integration points.

truststore is a small stdlib-adjacent package that makes Python use the operating system's certificate store instead of certifi's bundle. It is not in the standard library, so import truststore fails until you install it. The project README documents pip install truststore and the truststore.inject_into_ssl() / SSLContext usage. It only works on Python 3.10+, which is the other common gotcha after the missing install.