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This short article explains how to fix "Cannot import name TextField from wtforms" error that recently bumped after WTForms library update to version 3.x. For newcomers, WTForms is a flexible forms validation and rendering library for Python/Flask web development. It can work with whatever web framework and template engine you choose. It supports data validation, CSRF protection, internationalization (I18N).
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Error Text
In case your legacy app uses WTForms without an explicit version in requirements.txt file (like me) the next compilation might lead to a runtime error in case TextField type provided by the concerned library occurs somewhere in the codebase.
from wtforms import TextField
>> ImportError: cannot import name 'TextField' from 'wtforms'
The above error occurs when the TextField property is used with WTForms version 3.0 or above because the wtforms.TextField deprecated in favor of wtforms.StringField.
How to fix it
Solution 1 - Replace
TextFieldtype withStringField
Note: This solution works with WTForms 3.x and 2.x versions
from wtforms import StringField
// replace all TextField usages with StringField type
Solution 2 - Use the latest stable 2.x version of WTForms
// Use 2.x version
pip install WTForms==2.3.3
Using an older version provides a quick fix for your codebase but is not recommended in the long run.
Free Sample
For this open-source sample, I've used the 2nd solution where the Cannot import name TextField from wtforms error is solved by freezing the WTForms version in requirements.txt file, without a codebase update.
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Top comments (8)
Excellent. Thanks for sharing. I didn't know what was happening.
In the event that someone needs more detail, I attach the installation process and import test. I agree the best thing is to migrate to the latest version.
(myvirtualenv) 10:59 ~/mysite $ pip install WTFORMS==2.3.3
Looking in links: /usr/share/pip-wheels
Collecting WTFORMS==2.3.3
Downloading WTForms-2.3.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl (169 kB)
|████████████████████████████████| 169 kB 8.8 MB/s
Requirement already satisfied: MarkupSafe in /home/doxadocto/.virtualenvs/myvirtualenv/lib/python3.
8/site-packages (from WTFORMS==2.3.3) (2.1.0)
Installing collected packages: WTFORMS
Attempting uninstall: WTFORMS
Found existing installation: WTForms 3.0.1
Uninstalling WTForms-3.0.1:
Successfully uninstalled WTForms-3.0.1
Successfully installed WTFORMS-2.3.3
(myvirtualenv) 11:00 ~/mysite $ python
Python 3.8.5 (default, Jan 27 2021, 15:41:15)
[GCC 9.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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I will check it!
Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing! You saved me.
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First solution sounds better in the long run.
Thank you for your work.
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