python-docx package successfully installed, but I can't find it and can't access it via import docx

[rr20eid10]

I have installed latest version of pip and python-docx on my mac, however, docx module isn't listed in the lib --> site-packages folder. Would someone tell me why I can find the that module? When I try to import the docx module in a file, it's not there. I'm using Python 3.7, Pycharm 2018, mac 10.13.4

pip install python-docx --user
Collecting python-docx Requirement already satisfied: lxml>=2.3.2 in /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages (from python-docx) (4.2.3)
matplotlib 1.3.1 requires nose, which is not installed.
matplotlib 1.3.1 requires tornado, which is not installed.
Installing collected packages: python-docx
Successfully installed python-docx-0.8.6
$ pip --version
pip 10.0.1 from /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)

[TheGroundZero]

I think this issue is related to PyCharm.
Even though I've installed python-docx on my system (pip3 install python-docx) and via the Project Packages (File > Settings > Project Interpreter) and added python-docx to my required.txt, the application still tells me the module isn't installed.

Also, the autocomplete (Ctrl + Space) doesn't work. It only completes the names of functions that I've already used within my application.

However, the codes runs fine without any errors.
I have multiple versions of Python installed, but configured PyCharm to use 3.7 and I run my code in 3.7 as well

It could be that PyCharm doesn't know how to handle a module that's named differently than the package.

pip3 list --format=columns | grep docx
python-docx              0.8.7

[derfalx]

Has somebody found a solution on how to work in Pycharm with python-docx?

[scanny]

Only a hint at best, but the Document object you import with from docx import Document is a factory function that returns a docx.document.Document object. That could have something to do with the completion not happening correctly. I've seen that come up before:
#378

[joem76]

Has somebody found a solution on how to work in Pycharm with python-docx?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26069254/importerror-no-module-named-bottle-pycharm

[derfalx]

I have resolved the problem in my case and it was not a problem of PyCharm itself. Accidentally I've been using a pre-release version of python. Switching to a release version solved the problem.

[rahulvaradkar]

Hello joem76,
I had same problem on my laptop. And I could fix it be referring to following link shared in your post. It worked.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26069254/importerror-no-module-named-bottle-pycharm

The reason was I installed several Python Editors, Clients like PyCharm, Anaconda and due that several copies of python.exe were present on my local drive.

PyCharm has option to compile code using the specific pythone.exe present on your local drive. In my case I selected the correct python.exe and all errors were gone.

This is similar situation in Java environment where you have several JDKs on your machine and you need to choose the correct and compatible one to compile your code without errors.

Thanks evreryone for their contribution to fix this problem.