pandas_datareader ImportError: cannot import name ‘is_list_like’ is an error which occurs when there are compatibility issues between pandas_datareader and pandas.
This post is my attempt to explain to you why this error occurs and how you can solve it, I will also include multiple solutions that could be considered as alternative fixes to the error.
Exploring the Error : pandas_datareader ImportError: cannot import name ‘is_list_like’
pandas datareader ImportError cannot import name is_list_like is an error which occurs when there are compatibility issues between pandas_datareader and pandas.
Your error message should match the one bellow. We want to avoid confusion by not mixing between error messages.
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from pandas.core.common import is_list_like
ImportError: cannot import name 'is_list_like'
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Bellow is a number of tested solutions that I have tried and worked for me.
Solution 1 : install the latest version of pandas_datareader , ( now : pip install pandas-datareader=0.1.0 )
First, we should understand the root of the issue, the problem here is that, is_list_like is moved to pandas.api.types in the version of pandas_datareader you have. That is why you are getting the import error.
The first solution is to upgrade to the latest version of pandas_datareader. We can do that in two steps.
First step is to uninstall pandas_datareader, you can do that by using the command bellow.
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pip uninstall pandas_datareader
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The second step is to install the latest version of pandas-datareader using the command bellow.
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pip install pandas-datareader=0.1.0
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As of now, pandas-datareader version 0.10.0 is the latest version. After running your code the error should be gone.
Solution 2 : Manually define is_list_like since it moved to pandas.api.types
This solution is for those who do not wish to change the version of pandas-datareader .
You can just define is_list_like using the code bellow.
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import pandas_datareader as web
import pandas as pd
pd.core.common.is_list_like = pd.api.types.is_list_like
# Since is_list_like is moved to pandas.api.types just define is_list_like using the line above
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The code should run with no issues. The error should disappear as a result.
Solution 3 : edit the fred.py file located in the pandas-datareader folder located inside the pandas-datareader package directory
The third solution is to manually edit the fred.py file located in the pandas-datareader package directory.
First, you should navigate to the python dist-packages directory, you can find the location bellow
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/usr/local/lib/pythonX.X/dist-packages
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/usr/lib/pythonX.X/dist-packages
# replace pythonX.X with your python version
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Find the folder called pandas-datareader and then the file called fred.py
remove from pandas.core.common import is_list_like and replace it with ( from pandas.api.types import is_list_like ).
It is very similar to what we did in the previous solution. Save the changes and voila, the error should be gone.
I hope the fix above fixed your problem, good luck with the scripts to come.
Summing-up :
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