Trouble loading azure-cosmos library for Python 3.8 Azure Function

Question

I'm having a challenging time getting the Python azure-cosmos library to correctly load for the purposes of locally testing a function in VS Code.

The specific error I'm getting (with the file path shortened) is: Exception: ImportError: cannot import name 'exceptions' from 'azure.cosmos' ([shortened]/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/azure/cosmos/__init__.py)

Things I've checked/tried so far:

Check that requirements.txt specifies azure-cosmos
Manually go into python for each of the interpreters available within VS code and ensure I can manually import azure.cosmos
As instructed here, attempt to reinstall the azure-cosmos library using pip3 and ensuring the --pre flag is used.
[Updated] Verified I can successfully import azure.cosmos.cosmos_client as cosmos_client without any errors

Any ideas? Thanks! Below is the relevant section of my code.

import datetime
import logging
import tempfile
import requests
import os
import zipfile
import pandas as pd
import azure.functions as func
from azure.cosmos import exceptions, CosmosClient, PartitionKey

def main(mytimer: func.TimerRequest, calendars: func.Out[func.Document]) -> None:
    logging.info("Timer function has initiated.")

@GeorgeChen Yes, actually, I intend to eventually. Once I implement that, does this library become unnecessary? (Sorry for the basic question; still new to Azure.) Even still, I'd expect the library to be able to load given that it loads everywhere else. — George
On my side, it is no problem. It works well. Actually, Azure Function SDK contains some necessary packages. What the Python 3.8 you are using? 64bit or 32 bit? Can you show your code? — Cindy Pau
Hi, I think the root reason is the version of the packages. But only run install pre will not solve. You need to delete all of the related packages first, otherwise it will not work. — Cindy Pau

Cindy Pau Cindy Pau · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-14T11:15:52

This is what you face now:

This is the offcial doc:

https://github.com/Azure-Samples/azure-cosmos-db-python-getting-started

This doc tells you how to solve this problem.

So the solution is to install pre version.(George Chen's solution is right.)

Didn't install the pre version is the root reason, but please notice that, you need to first delete the package. Otherwise, the pre version will not be installed.(Only run install pre will not solve this problem, you need to delete all of the related packages first. And then install the pre package.)

Trouble loading azure-cosmos library for Python 3.8 Azure Function

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