ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'jwt'

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'jwt'

TL;DR: the import is jwt but the pip package is PyJWT. Run python -m pip install PyJWT. If it is already installed, your pip and python are different interpreters; python -m pip fixes that too.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'jwt'

The fix

1. Install with the same interpreter that runs your code:

python -m pip install PyJWT
python -c "import jwt; print(jwt.__version__)"

Success check: prints a version like 2.8.0.

1. If it says already satisfied but the import still fails, you have two Pythons:

python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)"
python -m pip show PyJWT | grep Location

The Location must sit under the same prefix as sys.executable. If not, reinstall into the right one with python -m pip.

1. If you need RSA/ECDSA support, install the crypto extra: python -m pip install "PyJWT[crypto]".

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

When this applies

• import jwt fails right after a fresh clone or in a new venv/CI container.
• A tutorial told you to pip install jwt, which installs an unrelated dead package.

When it does NOT apply

• ImportError: cannot import name 'PyJWT' from 'jwt': you have a shadowing file or ancient version; different fix.
• jwt.exceptions.ExpiredSignatureError or decode errors: the import works, your token or call is wrong.
• python-jose users: that package imports as jose, not jwt.

Tool and version compatibility

PyJWT 2.x, Python 3.7+. PyJWT 1.x is ancient; upgrade.

Why it happens

PyPI name and import name differ: pip install PyJWT gives you import jwt. There is also a squatter package literally named jwt that does nothing useful. Installing the wrong one, or installing into a different interpreter than the one running the code, produces exactly this error.

Edge cases

• A file named jwt.py in your project shadows the package; rename it.
• If both jwt and PyJWT show in pip list, uninstall jwt.
• In Docker, make sure the pip install happens in the same layer/stage that runs the app.