In this Azure tutorial, we will discuss how to fix the error ‘Cannot Import Name ‘cygrpc’ I encountered while trying to run my Python Azure Function in Visual Studio Code.
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Cannot Import Name ‘cygrpc’ from ‘grpc._cython’
Recently, I had a requirement to create an Azure Function in Python using Visual Studio Code. I have made a Python Azure Function, and when I press F5 to run it locally for testing, I immediately receive the error “ImportError: cannot import name ‘cygrpc’.”
You can see the error below.
Now, I have begun searching for a solution to this issue. I learned that this error occurs when a Python function app fails to start with a proper Python interpreter. You will mostly get this error if you have installed a 32-bit Python interpreter on your 64-bit operating system.
Now, we need to verify that the Python interpreter’s bitness is correct. To check that,
Open Windows PowerShell and run the command below.
py -c 'import platform; print(platform.architecture()[0])'So, when I ran the command, I was able to see that the interpreter is 32-bit, whereas the operating system on which I am working is 64-bit. This is the root cause of the issue.
Solution
Now, to fix this issue, I have followed the steps below
Navigate to the Python Official site to download the 64-bit Python interpreter
Clicked on the 64-bit executable file link, and it downloaded the 64-bit EXE file to my local system.
Now, I double-click on the .exe file that I have downloaded to install on my local system.
After I had successfully installed it, I clicked the Run button again to run the Azure Function project in Visual Studio Code. This time, I didn’t get any error. I got the expected output.
Wrapping Up
In this article, we discussed the fix for the error Cannot Import Name ‘cygrpc’ from ‘grpc. _ cython’ , which I got while trying to run my Python Azure Function in Visual Studio Code. I hope it helps you resolve your issue as well!
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I am Rajkishore, and I am a Microsoft Certified IT Consultant. I have over 14 years of experience in Microsoft Azure and AWS, with good experience in Azure Functions, Storage, Virtual Machines, Logic Apps, PowerShell Commands, CLI Commands, Machine Learning, AI, Azure Cognitive Services, DevOps, etc. Not only that, I do have good real-time experience in designing and developing cloud-native data integrations on Azure or AWS, etc. I hope you will learn from these practical Azure tutorials. Read more.
