## TL;DR

Upgrade: pip install -U segment-analytics-python (anything after 2.3.0) and the import works out of the box. Installing segment-analytics-python 2.3.0 and importing the client failed because the package required PyJWT at runtime but did not declare it in setup.py, so a fresh install was missing jwt.

## Steps

1. Installing segment-analytics-python 2.3.0 and importing the client failed because the package required PyJWT at runtime but did not declare it in setup.py, so a fresh install was missing jwt. The maintainer acknowledged the packaging mistake and cut a new release declaring the dependency. Upgrade: `pip install -U segment-analytics-python` (anything after 2.3.0) and the import works out of the box.

2. A fresh `pip install segment-analytics-python==2.3.0` left `import segment.analytics.client` failing on a missing `jwt` module. The maintainer admitted the PyJWT dependency was only in the dev requirements and missed setup.py, then shipped a fixed release. `pip install -U segment-analytics-python` past 2.3.0 declares jwt properly. If you are pinned to 2.3.0 for some reason, `pip install PyJWT` alongside it is the manual workaround. Source: https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-python/issues/427

## When to use

You are seeing this: The maintainer acknowledged the packaging mistake and cut a new release declaring the dependency. Use this skill when you run into "Fix segment-analytics-python 2.3.0 failing on missing jwt dependency".

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## Versions

Versions mentioned in the source: segment-analytics-python 2.3.0. If you are on something much newer or older, the details may have shifted.

## Why this happens

Installing segment-analytics-python 2.3.0 and importing the client failed because the package required PyJWT at runtime but did not declare it in setup.py, so a fresh install was missing jwt.

## Sources

- https://github.com/segmentio/analytics-python/issues/427