FIXED importerror: cannot import name ‘_unicodefun’ from ‘click’

You have landed on this post because you facing or have faced this “importerror: cannot import name ‘_unicodefun’ from ‘click’“. The cause of this error is as a result of incompatibility of click packages.

Now you may ask what is Click package and what is it used for. Click package is a python package that allows one to create a beautiful command line interface with as little code as possible in a composable way.

Method 1: Upgrading Click Package

If you are using an older version of Click, then it will be advisable to update to the latest version. Enter the command below to upgrade MarkupSafe to the latest version.

pip install click

If the above method didn’t work, try the next method.

Method 2: Downgrading Click Package

In some cases, you may need to downgrade your Click package for it to work. During our tests and research, the version that seems to work most of the time is version 8.0.2. Use the command below to downgrade your Click module. You can change the version number to your preferred stable version number.

pip install click==8.0.2

Conclusion

Now, you have known how to solve importerror: cannot import name ‘_unicodefun’ from ‘click’, if you still have a challenge, you can use the comment box to tell us which method worked for you.