ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'feedparser'

feedparser is not installed in the running Python. Run python -m pip install feedparser to get the current 6.x release, then confirm with python -c "import feedparser". If it still fails, pip installed into a different interpreter than the one running your code.

The error

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'feedparser'

Fix it

1. Install feedparser

python -m pip install feedparser

Expected: Successfully installed feedparser-6....

2. Confirm

python -c "import feedparser; print(feedparser.__version__)"

Expected: prints 6.0.x.

3. If it still fails, check the interpreter split

python --version
pip --version

Expected: matching paths. Redo step 1 with python -m pip if they differ.

When this applies

• any feedparser import fails naming feedparser
• a fresh env, container, or CI runner
• an RSS/Atom scraping script moved to a new machine

When it does NOT apply

• No module named 'sgmllib' means feedparser 5.x on Python 3 (upgrade)
• cannot import name 'FeedParserDict' means a stale vendored copy is shadowing

Compatibility

feedparser 6.x current, Python 3.8+. Install the 6.x line; the 5.x line is Python-2-era and broken on Python 3.

Why it happens

The package was never installed into the active environment. RSS scraping scripts are often moved between machines without their requirements, and import feedparser is the first line that notices.

Edge cases

• Do not install the feedparser system package from old distro repos; it may be 5.x. Use pip.
• If your code was written against feedparser 5.x APIs, skim the 6.x changelog after installing. Most code works unchanged, but a few edge behaviors moved.