No module named 'mlxtend'

You need to use the following command:

pip install mlxtend 

You are currently trying to install mlextend (which does not exist) instead of mlxtend.

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I had the same issue recently. What worked was importing the module first, and then getting the components:

import mlxtend from mlxtend.frequent_patterns import apriori from mlxtend.frequent_patterns import association_rules 

To add to the above possible solutions. Under Anaconda/Miniconda environments it is also possible to use conda. Among the various options under the following worked for me

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conda install -c conda-forge mlxtend

'pip install' works on Python2,if you install for Python3, use pip3 install mlxtend instead

Use !pip install mlxtend. It will definitely work.

If you encounter difficulties with importing, follow these steps for resolving the issue:

1. Install the package:

   !pip install mlxtend 

2. Upgrade the package without dependencies:

   pip install mlxtend --upgrade --no-deps 

3. Restart the kernel:

   After completing the installation and upgrade, restart the kernel and attempt to import mlxtend again. This should address any import-related challenges you may be facing.

#Import the libraries #To install mlxtend run : pip install mlxtend import pandas as pd from mlxtend.preprocessing import TransactionEncoder from mlxtend.frequent_patterns import association_rules,apriori