ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils' after importing pandas-datareader

[MLafeta]

I've already installed the pandas-datareader on my pycharm however whenever i try to import it i get the following error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'.
I also couldn't find this module 'distutils' on my pycharm. Any idea how to fix it?

[saviornt]

In the pandas_datareader/compat folder, edit the __init__.py file:

find the line (it's the first one):
from distutils.version import LooseVersion

and replace with:
from packaging.version import Version

On the Version checking lines:

PANDAS_VERSION = LooseVersion(pd.__version__)

PANDAS_0210 = PANDAS_VERSION >= LooseVersion("0.21.0")
PANDAS_0220 = PANDAS_VERSION >= LooseVersion("0.22.0")
PANDAS_0230 = PANDAS_VERSION >= LooseVersion("0.23.0")

Replace LooseVersion with Version:

PANDAS_VERSION = Version(pd.__version__)

PANDAS_0210 = PANDAS_VERSION >= Version("0.21.0")
PANDAS_0220 = PANDAS_VERSION >= Version("0.22.0")
PANDAS_0230 = PANDAS_VERSION >= Version("0.23.0")

[cm-halfspace]

Or, a slightly easier fix, is to change

from distutils.version import LooseVersion

to

from packaging.version import Version as LooseVersion

[westurner]

To clarify, this isn't a change to pandas-datareader (which doesn't have any results for git grep distutils), so it isn't blocking the next release; #977?

[bashtage]

Long fixed in main. Need a release to get it more widespread.

[bashtage]

Closed as fixed in main.