Add custom Python module

[Manu]

I need to import a custom Python module (pyinaturalist) in ArcGIS Pro.

I created a copy of the base Python environment in the Conda Manager within ArcGIS Pro, but I did not find the module I need in the list of available modules.

I tried the suggestions on this site; however,

myPythonModules = r"C:\Users\Manuel\Python\lib\site-packages\pyinaturalist"
sys.path.append(myPythonModules)
import pyinaturalist

just produced to this error:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ModuleNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last)
In [3]:
Line 3: import pyinaturalist

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyinaturalist'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

the other suggestion, to add the line

import sys; sys.path.append(r"C:\Users\Manuel\Python\lib\site-packages\pyinaturalist")

to Program Files > ArcGIS > Pro > bin > Python > envs > arcgispro-py3 > Lib > site-packages > ArcGISPro.pth

was also not working.

So how can I import custom modules and use them in ArcGIS Pro?

[DanPatterson · Accepted solution]

pip install pyinaturalist

is how they said to install it.  pip comes with your conda distribution

[Manu]

Thanks, I didn't know I could just run pip install from the Python Command Prompt since the explanations suggested all these other things. (Also, I rarely use Windows and would usually activate a virtual environment from a regular Terminal and then use pip install (I haven't found a way to activate the environment from the Windows Command Prompt and hence gave up on that route))

[KarstenRank]

Hi,

and how can I getting import working without pip install?

[DanPatterson]

you don't, the package is created during the install process.  If you have access to another machine you could give copying the distribution folder in site_packages folder to your machine.  They don't distribute wheels either.