[GH-ISSUE #9] ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'flask' #4

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opened 2026-10-15 18:03:18 +00:00 by bsakaguchi · 4 comments

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 18:03:18 +00:00

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Originally created by @trihardseven on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Extras/issues/9

Getting this error when trying to install the extra modules:

$ python server.py --enable-modules=caption
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "N:\AI\Text\TavernAI-extras\server.py", line 2, in
from flask import Flask, jsonify, request, render_template_string, abort
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'flask'

Originally created by @trihardseven on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern-Extras/issues/9 Getting this error when trying to install the extra modules: $ python server.py --enable-modules=caption Traceback (most recent call last): File "N:\AI\Text\TavernAI-extras\server.py", line 2, in <module> from flask import Flask, jsonify, request, render_template_string, abort ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'flask'

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2026-10-15 18:03:19 +00:00

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 18:03:19 +00:00

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@Cohee1207 commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023):

Did you run pip install -r requirements.txt first?

@Cohee1207 commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023): Did you run `pip install -r requirements.txt` first?

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 18:03:19 +00:00

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@trihardseven commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023):

Yes. I just checked and I'm getting an error when running that.

Successfully built transformers
Installing collected packages: networkx, MarkupSafe, markdown, itsdangerous, idna, filelock, colorama, charset-normalizer, certifi, Werkzeug, tqdm, requests, jinja2, click, webuiapi, torch, huggingface-hub, flask, transformers, flask-cors, flask-cloudflared
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\Python311\share'
Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.

@trihardseven commented on GitHub (Apr 12, 2023): Yes. I just checked and I'm getting an error when running that. Successfully built transformers Installing collected packages: networkx, MarkupSafe, markdown, itsdangerous, idna, filelock, colorama, charset-normalizer, certifi, Werkzeug, tqdm, requests, jinja2, click, webuiapi, torch, huggingface-hub, flask, transformers, flask-cors, flask-cloudflared ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Python311\\share' Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

bsakaguchi commented

2026-10-15 18:03:20 +00:00

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@trihardseven commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2023):

ran with --user like the console suggested and it worked

@trihardseven commented on GitHub (Apr 13, 2023): ran with --user like the console suggested and it worked

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@hboxgames commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023):

Hi, What do you mean running with --user could you specify the solution for others... please thanks

@hboxgames commented on GitHub (Sep 15, 2023): Hi, What do you mean running with --user could you specify the solution for others... please thanks