ImportError: cannot import name 'Figure' from 'bokeh.plotting'

TL;DR: bokeh 3.x removed the Figure class from bokeh.plotting. Import the lowercase figure factory function instead.

The error

ImportError: cannot import name 'Figure' from 'bokeh.plotting'

Fix it

1. Replace the import:

   from bokeh.plotting import figure
   p = figure(title="my plot")

Expected: no import error; figure() returns the plot object.

1. Update any isinstance checks or type hints that referenced Figure to use the object returned by figure() instead.
2. Verify:

   python -c "from bokeh.plotting import figure; print(figure())"

Expected: prints a figure object repr.

When this applies

Use this when code does from bokeh.plotting import Figure on bokeh 3.x.

When it does not apply

If the error names a different bokeh symbol, check the bokeh 3.0 migration guide. If bokeh itself will not import, reinstall it.

Compatibility

bokeh 3.0+. The Figure class export existed through bokeh 2.x.

Root cause

Bokeh 3.0 cleaned up the plotting API and removed the semi-private Figure class from the public namespace. The supported way to create plots has always been the figure() factory function, which is unchanged.

Edge cases

Some old examples subclass Figure; rewrite them to configure the object returned by figure(). If a dependency does the old import, upgrade the dependency or pin bokeh below 3.