ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'multiprocessing'
Author: type2bCreated Nov 9, 2020Updated Dec 29, 2025
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "c:\\\users\test\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\runpy.py", line 197, in _run_module_as_main
return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
File "c:\\\users\test\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\runpy.py", line 87, in _run_code
exec(code, run_globals)
File "C:\Users\test\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Scripts\coursera-dl.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>
File "c:\\\users\test\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\coursera\coursera_dl.py", line 67, in <module>
from .parallel import ConsecutiveDownloader, ParallelDownloader
File "c:\\\users\test\appdata\local\programs\python\python39\lib\site-packages\coursera\parallel.py", line 4, in <module>
from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'multiprocessing'Your environment
- Operating System (name/version): Windows 10
- Python version: 3.9
- coursera-dl version: last (installed with pip)
Steps to reproduce
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- Is the problem happening with the latest version of the script? Yes
- Do you have all the recommended versions of the modules? See them in the
file
requirements.txt. yes - What is the course that you are trying to access? even coursera-dl --help doesnt work fundamentals-of-graphic-design_
- What is the precise command line that you are using (don't forget to obfuscate your username and password, but leave all other information untouched). coursera-dl -u user -p password fundamentals-of-graphic-design
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--debugoption before posting the messages as a bug report. Please, copy and paste them. Don't reword/paraphrase the messages. same error as above
Expected behaviour
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Actual behaviour
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Source: coursera-dl/coursera-dl