ImportError: No module named utils

[salehe-e]

I'm getting an error when trying to run the object_detection_tutorial.ipynb in a jupyter notebook as:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError                               Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-3-956de605e8fe> in <module>()
----> 1 from utils import label_map_util
      2 
      3 from utils import visualization_utils as vis_util

ImportError: No module named utils

I have followed the installation steps, and have compiled protobuf. I'm using a virtualenv.

[jch1]

Hi @SaleheErfanianEbadi - what directory are you running the notebook from and have you set your PYTHONPATH correctly?

[civilman628]

in your python file, add this lines at beginning:

import sys
sys.path.append('/your/dir/to/tensorflow/models') # point to your tensorflow dir
sys.path.append('/your/dir/to/tensorflow/models/slim') # point ot your slim dir

[mihbort]

Make sure that you correctly install object detection: https://github.com/tensorflow/models/blob/master/object_detection/g3doc/installation.md

[Adesh]

if you are running object_detection.
go to 'object_detection' dir and run your code! 'util' dir is within object_detection

[LyonOconner]

import sys
sys.path.append('/your/dir/to/tensorflow/models') # point to your tensorflow dir
sys.path.append('/your/dir/to/tensorflow/models/slim') # point ot your slim dir

from utils import label_map_util

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'utils'

no working for me :(

[LyonOconner]

if you are running object_detection.
go to 'object_detection' dir and run your code! 'util' dir is within object_detection

Why not run in other folder ???

[rschluesselbauer]

Why not run in other folder ???

Because the utils folder is in the object_detection folder. You can import utils from another folder if you add object_detection to your python path first:
sys.path.append('/your/dir/to/tensorflow/models/research/object_detection')

Edit: If you do it like that, you will have to change some paths in the tutorial (because they are relative to the object_detection folder).

[sharmarochan]

To be able to access the 'utils' module directly, you need to be running the script inside the \research\object_detection folder.

[sidharthsamanta]

use "object_detection.utils" instase of "utils"

[mayorovp]

Why same module was named object_detection.utils and utils 8 lines later in object_detection_tutorial.ipynb?

[sanggusti]

I still have the problem of "no module named utils" even after adding both of sys.path

[L-KH]

try to change your python version, if you use 2.7 than change your path to version to 3.7
#sudo update-alterntives --config python