How to fix ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'picamera'

Problem:

You want to run a Python script using the Raspberry Pi camera but you see an error message like

picamera_traceback.txt

Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "mycamera.py", line 2, in <module>
        import picamera
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'picamera'

Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "mycamera.py", line 2, in <module>
        import picamera
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'picamera'

Solution

You need to install the picamera Python module using pip:

pip_install_picamera.sh

pip install -U picamera

pip install -U picamera

In case you see

sudo_pip_not_found.txt

sudo: pip: command not found

sudo: pip: command not found

install pip using

install_python3_pip.sh

sudo apt install -y python3-pip

sudo apt install -y python3-pip

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