from tavily import tavilyclient

TL;DR

The class name is TavilyClient with capital T and C. Write from tavily import TavilyClient and the import works.

from tavily import tavilyclient

Use this when

• Python raises ImportError: cannot import name 'tavilyclient' from 'tavily'.
• You are wiring the Tavily search API into a script or agent.
• You followed an example that used the old lowercase client name.

Not for this skill when

• The error is about the tavily package not being installed at all. That is a pip install problem, not an import-name problem.
• You call the Tavily REST API directly with requests. No client class needed.

Steps

1. Confirm the exact error: run the import in a REPL. Expected: ImportError: cannot import name 'tavilyclient'.
2. Replace the import line with from tavily import TavilyClient. Verify: the import succeeds with no error.
3. Instantiate the client: client = TavilyClient(). It reads TAVILYAPIKEY from the environment automatically. Verify: type(client).__name__ prints TavilyClient.
4. Make a test call: client.search("test query", max_results=1). Verify: the response dict contains a results list.

Variant phrasings

cannot import name tavilyclient

Same fix. The name on the package is TavilyClient.

tavily python client import error

Covers the general search for this failure.

ImportError tavily

Short form of the same failure.

Compatibility: tavily-python 0.3+. Older 0.2.x versions exported a lowercase client; pin or upgrade before changing the import.

Why it happens

Early tavily-python versions exported a lowercase tavilyclient class. The package renamed it to the PEP-8 style TavilyClient in 0.3.x, and examples copied from old docs or old forum posts still use the lowercase name, which no longer exists in the package.

Edge cases / pitfalls

• A file named tavily.py in your working directory shadows the installed package. Rename the file.
• Virtualenvs with a stale 0.2.x install keep exporting the old name. Run pip show tavily and upgrade.
• Read the key from the environment or a secret store. Never paste it into the script or print it.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pstg3Aj20z-PJlG7f5JCmA