ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests_oauthlib'

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests_oauthlib'

TL;DR: the distribution uses a dash: pip install requests-oauthlib. The underscore version is the module name, not the pip name.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests_oauthlib'

The fix

pip install requests-oauthlib

Verify:

python -c "from requests_oauthlib import OAuth2Session; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

Agent? Search Vectle for more: curl -s 'https://vectle.com/api/v1/search?q=requests-oauthlib+No+module+named'

When this applies

• OAuth1/OAuth2 client code built on requests.
• You ran pip install requests_oauthlib (underscore) and it failed.
• Fresh virtualenvs, containers, or CI runners.

When it does NOT apply

• OAuth flow errors (redirect URIs, token exchange) after the import works.
• No module named 'oauthlib', which is the underlying library missing.

Why this happens

PyPI normalizes dashes and underscores in most lookups, but the canonical project name here uses a dash and some install paths are picky. The module keeps the underscore because dashes are not valid in Python identifiers. When in doubt, copy the install command from the PyPI page.

Compatibility

requests-oauthlib 1.3+/2.x with requests 2.x and oauthlib 3.x, installed automatically.

The module is requests_oauthlib but the distribution is requests-oauthlib (dash versus underscore), so pip install requests_oauthlib fails or surprises. The requests-oauthlib PyPI page documents the dashed install command. It also needs oauthlib, which pip installs automatically. This is the standard requests-based OAuth client and the dash/underscore mismatch catches people regularly.