No module named APT-PKG

Learn how to solve the error "No module named APT-PKG" in Python.

Steps to solve the error "No module named APT-PKG"

Method 1 - Install `python-apt` package

sudo apt-get install python-apt

Method 2 - Reinstall `python3-apt` package

sudo apt-get python3-apt --reinstall

Method 3 - Properly set `.so` file location

cd /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages
sudo cp apt_pkg.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so apt_pkg.so

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Fri Mar 28 2025