ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'authlib.client'

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ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'authlib.client'

TL;DR: authlib 1.0 deleted the legacy authlib.client module. Migrate to from authlib.integrations.requests_client import OAuth2Session, or pin authlib<1 as a stopgap.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'authlib.client'

The fix

1. Replace the old import:

from authlib.integrations.requests_client import OAuth2Session

2. The old OAuthClient flow maps onto OAuth2Session with clientid, clientsecret, and the token endpoint; the authlib docs have a migration guide for the exact parameter mapping.
3. Stopgap if you cannot migrate yet:

pip install "authlib<1"

4. Verify:

python -c "from authlib.integrations.requests_client import OAuth2Session; print('ok')"

Expected output: ok.

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When this applies

• Code written against authlib 0.x breaks after upgrading to 1.x.
• Tutorials from before 2024 using authlib.client.
• pip show authlib reports 1.0 or newer.

When it does NOT apply

• No module named 'authlib', which means it is not installed at all.
• No module named 'authlib.flask', the sibling 1.0 removal with its own migration.

Why this happens

The 0.x client API grew organically and the maintainers replaced it with a cleaner integrations layout for 1.0, deleting the old module outright. Major-version removals are the documented price of the old API; the integrations packages are stable and better tested.

Compatibility

authlib 1.x removed authlib.client. The integrations API exists in 0.15+ too, so you can migrate before upgrading.

authlib 1.0 removed the entire legacy authlib.client module as a documented breaking change: the old client API was replaced by the integrations packages (requestsclient, flaskclient, django_client). The authlib changelog for 1.0 lists the removed modules, and upgrade guides show the new import paths. Pinning authlib<1 keeps old code running as a stopgap, but the integrations API is the supported path.