Python 3.11 ImportError: cannot import name 'getargspec' from 'inspect'

[welikethecoin]

• Version: Fresh install from pip
• Python: 3.11
• OS: OSX Ventura 13.0 - 2021 Apple Macbook Pro 13 - M1 Chip 16gb Memory
• pip freeze output

aiodns==3.0.0
aiohttp==3.8.3
aiosignal==1.2.0
anyio==3.6.2
async-timeout==4.0.2
attrs==22.1.0
base58==2.1.1
bitarray==2.6.0
certifi==2022.9.24
cffi==1.15.1
charset-normalizer==2.1.1
cytoolz==0.12.0
eth-abi==2.2.0
eth-account==0.5.9
eth-hash==0.5.0
eth-keyfile==0.5.1
eth-keys==0.3.4
eth-rlp==0.2.1
eth-typing==2.3.0
eth-utils==1.9.5
frozenlist==1.3.1
h11==0.12.0
hexbytes==0.3.0
httpcore==0.15.0
httpx==0.23.0
idna==3.4
ipfshttpclient==0.8.0a2
jsonschema==4.16.0
lru-dict==1.1.8
multiaddr==0.0.9
multidict==6.0.2
netaddr==0.8.0
numpy==1.23.4
pandas==1.5.1
parsimonious==0.8.1
protobuf==3.19.5
pycares==4.2.2
pycparser==2.21
pycryptodome==3.15.0
pyrsistent==0.18.1
python-dateutil==2.8.2
pytz==2022.5
requests==2.28.1
rfc3986==1.5.0
rlp==2.0.1
six==1.16.0
sniffio==1.3.0
toolz==0.12.0
urllib3==1.26.12
varint==1.0.2
web3==5.31.1
websocket-client==1.4.1
websockets==9.1
wsaccel==0.6.4
yarl==1.8.1

What was wrong?

Failed to import module in Python 3.11

How can it be fixed?

Unsure. Included full logs below

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>>> from web3 import Web3

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/code.py", line 90, in runcode
    exec(code, self.locals)
  File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/web3/__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
    from eth_account import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from eth_account.account import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/account.py", line 59, in <module>
    from eth_account.messages import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/messages.py", line 26, in <module>
    from eth_account._utils.structured_data.hashing import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_account/_utils/structured_data/hashing.py", line 9, in <module>
    from eth_abi import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
    from eth_abi.abi import (  # NOQA
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/abi.py", line 1, in <module>
    from eth_abi.codec import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/codec.py", line 16, in <module>
    from eth_abi.decoding import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/decoding.py", line 14, in <module>
    from eth_abi.base import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/base.py", line 7, in <module>
    from .grammar import (
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/eth_abi/grammar.py", line 4, in <module>
    import parsimonious
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/parsimonious/__init__.py", line 9, in <module>
    from parsimonious.grammar import Grammar, TokenGrammar
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/parsimonious/grammar.py", line 14, in <module>
    from parsimonious.expressions import (Literal, Regex, Sequence, OneOf,
  File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/plugins/python-ce/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
    module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/Users/wise/PycharmProjects/headline-trader/venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/parsimonious/expressions.py", line 9, in <module>
    from inspect import getargspec
ImportError: cannot import name 'getargspec' from 'inspect' (/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/inspect.py)

[sramasub]

I face the same error. Unable to import from web3 and gives this error message. Using python 3.11 as well.

[pacrob]

3.11 support is on the way with PR #2699, give us a bit to get that wrapped up and merged. Please reopen if you're still having problems after it's officially supported.

[khrousdevil]

try to downgrade to a lower python version, i used python 3.7.6 to avoid the problem

[wiseman2]

solved.... goto => site-packages/parsimonious/expressions.py and change import line to say..... from inspect import getfullargspec

[wiseman2]

if you look in the python 3.9 version of inspect search for=> getargspec
It says that it's depreciated and to use getfullargspec instead.

[loichau1997]

solved.... goto => site-packages/parsimonious/expressions.py and change import line to say..... from inspect import getfullargspec

This is working

[wdpatti]

If you installed web3.py through pip, it still won't work while the update is being approved. Run pip uninstall web3 to uninstall the old version, and run pip install git+https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py.git to install the new version off GitHub.

[0xACE3]

If you installed web3.py through pip, it still won't work while the update is being approved. Run pip uninstall web3 to uninstall the old version, and run pip install git+https://github.com/ethereum/web3.py.git to install the new version off GitHub.

Now this works for me. Thanks :-)

[amfredfred]

This works for me too, thanks man !!!!