Importerror: Cannot Import Name 'timestamp'

I have ggplot successfully installed in my python 3.6.3 using the code below: conda install -c conda-forge ggplot But when I import it in my notebook using the code below, I get

Solution 1:

I have encountered the same problem.

Please go to .../site-packages/ggplot/stats/smoothers.py and change

from pandas.libimportTimestamp

to

from pandas importTimestamp

and save.

Solution 2:

@Liaoming999 is correct but adding more changes to resolve this problem:

1. Open file ../site-packages/ggplot/stats/smoothers.py
2. Change from pandas.lib import Timestamp to from pandas import Timestamp in line 4
3. Change pd.tslib.Timestamp to pd.Timestamp in line 14.
4. Save the file
5. Open file ../site-packages/ggplot/utils.py and goto line 81 and do the same as step 3. Thanks to @wmsmith for this tip.

p.s.: General advise is to use Anaconda or some Virtual env.

Solution 3:

I encountered the same problem after upgrading to pandas 0.23 on a databricks server.

Had to come up with this command-line solution using the unix sed tool:

cd .../python/lib/python3.5/site-packages/ggplot/stats/
sed -i 's/pandas.lib/pandas/g' smoothers.py

Solution 4:

I completely agree with @Srikar Appalaraju. Additionally, update the line 81 in utils.py (path is .../site-packages/ggplot/utils.py) from "pd.tslib.Timestamp" to "pd.Timestamp" to remove FutureWarning.

Solution 5:

There has been little going on for a while in ggplot - maybe it'll change in the future, and the main project comes around.

In the meantime, instead of hacking the library (which is sometimes hard), you can use this friendly fork:

https://github.com/sushinoya/ggpy

Further reading: https://github.com/yhat/ggpy/issues/654

Install using:

pip install git+https://github.com/sushinoya/ggpy

or:

pip install --user git+https://github.com/sushinoya/ggpy

(the latter may work in a shared server environment)

Caveats: you'll need Git, and maybe a working compiler for Python extensions.