Cannot import OpenAI from openai

[omnific9]

The pypi page shows this example

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    # defaults to os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY")
    api_key="My API Key",
)

chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": "Say this is a test",
        }
    ],
    model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
)

Similar examples using openai.OpenAI can be found in official docs for Dalle-3:

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI()

response = client.images.generate(
  model="dall-e-3",
  prompt="a white siamese cat",
  size="1024x1024",
  quality="standard",
  n=1,
)

image_url = response.data[0].url

However, this code will cause the following error (with openai==1.1.1):
ImportError: cannot import name 'OpenAI' from 'openai'

Tested this on both local Windows and a Databricks notebook.

[buptpriswang]

@omnific9 do you solve this? I met the same problem

[RobertCraigie]

@buptpriswang You're likely not using the right environment. What does import openai; print(openai.VERSION) output for you?

[jonathanrstern]

Have the same problem:

import openai; print(openai.VERSION) --> 0.28.1
I'm using python 3.9 but my openai looks to be installed with python 3.11

Previously I've relied on the global client, but I'd like to start initializing my client the correct way.

[RobertCraigie]

You'll be using the wrong environment either when installing openai or running python.

There isn't much I can do to help you unfortunately, apart from recommending that you use a venv and activate it https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html

[jonathanrstern]

So there's no way to use python 3.9 or 3.10 with openai?

[RobertCraigie]

No this library supports Python 3.7 and upwards. The issue is with your environment, you're using 3.11 to install the library but then using 3.9 to access it.

You'll have to ensure that you're using the same python version to install and access the library.

[omnific9]

@buptpriswang in my case, I had PyCharm open and installed the latest version of openai in terminal, but my PyCharm environment didn't get updated properly. It worked after I reloaded the project. On my Databricks looks like I couldn't uninstall an older version of openai so I couldn't get 1.1.1 installed. Just a perfect storm that made me think it was something bigger than what it really is.

[lostmygithubaccount]

I believe in y'all

[jonathanrstern]

thanks @RobertCraigie

[buptpriswang]

thanks @RobertCraigie @omnific9 it should use v1.1.0