# Import InfluxDBClient fails in python code

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**Category:** Client SDKs\
**Tags:** python\
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/import-influxdbclient-fails-in-python-code/14239 "2020-05-08T09:19:46Z")\
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Ok, I think I see the problem - hinted at by @Anaisdg’s [post](https://community.influxdata.com/t/correct-version-for-raspberry-pi-models/14285/3) in the discussion that somehow got “forked” into the other thread.

**Option 1: Legacy client**  
To use the legacy (Influx 1.x focused) client, you need to install with

```auto
pip3 install influxdb

```

to get this package: [influxdb · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/influxdb/), and then when you run Python you should be able to import it with

```auto
from influxdb import InfluxDBClient

```

as you’ve been attempting so far.

**Option 2: New client**  
If you’d like to use the new (Influx 2.0 focused) client, you need to install with

```auto
pip3 install influxdb-client

```

to get this package: [influxdb-client · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/influxdb-client/), and then when you run Python you should be able to import it with

```auto
import influxdb_client

```

In short, I think what happened is that you’ve installed the new Python package, but are trying to import the legacy one (which isn’t installed). If you’re running an Influx 1.8 server (as I gather from your other thread), then you should be able to use either package. It’s mostly down to whether you’d like to write your queries using Flux - in which case use the new client - or InfluxQL - in which case you should use the legacy client. Flux is very powerful, but if you’re looking to do something reasonably simple then InfluxQL will probably be fine.

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