error, "Unable to import module 'lambda_function': No module named 'requests'"

Question

I have written an AWS Lambda function in Python which uses the 'requests' library (and so has the line 'import requests').

When I test it, I get the error, "Unable to import module 'lambda_function': No module named 'requests'".

I have zipped the 'requests' library folder and the 'requests-2.31.0.dist-info folder' into an archive and have uploaded this to a new AWS layer within the AWS console and have then added the layer to my function, but I still get the error.

Any idea what I've done wrong or missed?

Atul Anand · Answer

Hi,

While creating the lambda layer zipped file, please make sure you zipped the content of the folder with the code, and not the folder itself [1]. \
Furthermore, please follow this troubleshooting guide [2].

References: \
[1] https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71163939/aws-lambda-layer-unable-to-import-module-lambda-function-no-module-named-pya \
[2] https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/lambda-import-module-error-python

Thanks, \
Atul

Ben Freiberg · Answer

Hi,

please make sure that the AWS Lambda layer that you created has the required folder structure, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/packaging-layers.html.

Specifically, that the distro folder is within the `python` folder.

error, "Unable to import module 'lambda_function': No module named 'requests'"

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