# Couldn't import Django

**URL:** <https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167>\
**Category:** Python\
**Created:** [July 16, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167 "2021-07-16T12:27:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kenny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90db22/32.png) [@Kenny](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/Kenny)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/1 "2021-07-16T12:27:38Z")

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Hello,  
I need help with the error below, thanks

 ![Error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/codewithmosh/original/2X/1/106ace4404bac925974a06081f432d3295e45dd7.png)

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**Author:** ![westley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9de0a6/32.png) [@westley](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/westley)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/2 "2021-08-23T15:38:48Z")

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Are you using windows? try python manage.py runserver… that is python without the number 3

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**Author:** ![annch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@annch](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/annch)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/3 "2025-03-05T22:09:44Z")

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> [@westley](#):
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> try python manage.py runserver

I received a : zsh: command not found: python - what might you think the fix is?

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**Author:** ![lucidlear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/lucidlear/32/5477_2.png) [@lucidlear](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/lucidlear)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/4 "2025-03-06T20:38:58Z")

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hi, zsh is the mac terminal so that command wont work, its only for windows. You must use:

```auto
python3 manage.py runserver

```

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**Author:** ![annch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@annch](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/annch)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/5 "2025-03-06T21:12:49Z")

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> [@lucidlear](#):
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> `python3 manage.py runserver`

Hi thank you for your help. I used you suggestion and received:  
ImportError: Couldn’t import Django. Are you sure it’s installed and available on your PYTHONPATH environment variable? Did you forget to activate a virtual environment

what am I missing here?

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**Author:** ![annch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@annch](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/annch)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2025, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/7 "2025-03-06T21:18:49Z")

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The solution - use AI to problem solve

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**Author:** ![lucidlear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/lucidlear/32/5477_2.png) [@lucidlear](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/lucidlear)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/8 "2025-03-07T02:42:38Z")

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great to hear you solved issue, if you want to post solution it would be great for others who may have same issue in the future but I suspect it was because you didn’t activate your virtual environment

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**Author:** ![annch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@annch](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/annch)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/couldnt-import-django/6167/9 "2025-03-07T23:04:44Z")

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Thank you. Sadly, I no longer remember my errors. I used one of the AI tools to problem solve keywords where there were blockers.