The Facebook prophet is one of the most popular Python modules that is used for the analysis and forecasting of time series datasets. We get ModuleNotFoundError: No module named prophet error when we use the prophet module in our program without installing it on our system.
Time series analysis and forecasting are some of the most demanding niches in the Machine learning field. There are various kinds of available Python modules and one of them is the Facebook prophet (fbprophet). When you try to use the Prophet module in your program without installing it, then you get No module named prophet error. The easiest way to solve the error is to install the module on your system.
How to install prophet on your local system
There are various possible ways to install the prophet module on your system. One of the simplest ways is to use the pip command. Open the terminal and type the following commands to install the prophet on your local system.
# if you are using pip version
pip install prophet
# if you are using pip3
pip install prophetno If you get a permission error, then you can use the following commands to install the prophet on your system.
#for Linux operating system
sudo pip3 install prophet
# on windows
pip install prophet --userAnother case might be if you don’t have pip in your Path environment, then you can use the following commands:
# using pip version
python -m pip install prophet
#using pip3 version
python3 -m pip install prophetIn case you are using Jupyter Notebook or Anaconda, then you can use the following commands to install the prophet on your system.
# for jupyter notebook
!pip install prophet
# for anaconda
conda install prophetHopefully, these installation processes will help you to install the prophet module on your local system.
How to install facebook prophet in a virtual environment?
Sometimes, you might want to install a module in a virtual environment, not on your local system. We can do that by following the following steps.
In step one, we have to create a virtual environment and then activate the environment. You can use the following commands for activation and creation.
# create virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
# activate on Unix or MacOS
source venv/bin/activate
# activate on Windows (cmd.exe)
venv\Scripts\activate.bat
# activate on Windows (PowerShell)
venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1Once you created a virtual environment, then you can install the prophet module using pip installation.
pip install prophetHopefully, now you will not get the ModuleNotFoundError: No module named prophet error anymore.
How to uninstall the prophet module?
Sometimes, you will get ModuleNotFoundError: No module named prophet error even if you have installed the prophet module on your system. If this is the case, then you can uninstall the prophet module from your system and then install it again.
You can uninstall the prophet module from your system using the following commands:
# uninstall opencv-python
pip3 uninstall prophet
# if you don't have pip set up in PATH
python3 -m pip uninstall prophetOnce the uninstallation process is complete, then you can install the prophet again on your system in order to get rid of the Prophet module not found error.
Summary
We get ModuleNotFoundError: No module named prophet error when we try to use the module without installing it on our system. In this short article, we discussed how we can solve the error using various methods. Moreover, we also discussed the reasons for getting this error as well.