How to Fix: Cannot import safe_str_cmp from Werkzeug

Hello Coders!

This short article explains how to fix ImportError: cannot import name 'safe_str_cmp' from werkzeug.security caused by the latest Werkzeug version - v2.1.0 (at the time this article is written).

For newcomers, Werkzeug, the core dependency of Flask, is a comprehensive WSGI web application library. The mentioned error is bumped when the used version of Werkzeug is v2.1.0 (or greater).

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✨ Werkzeug Update History

👉 v2.0.0

pbkdf2_hex, pbkdf2_bin and safe_str_cmp are deprecated. hashlib and hmac provide equivalents.

👉 v2.1.0

Remove the pbkdf2_hex, pbkdf2_bin, and safe_str_cmp functions. Use equivalents in hashlib and hmac modules instead.

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✨ How to Fix

Freeze the Werkzeug to the latest stable version prior to v2.1.0. The recommended version is Werkzeug==2.0.3.

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✨ Sample Project

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