| name | devenv-python-venv |
| description | Use on ModuleNotFoundError or import failures inside the devenv shell, or after a fresh venv. The venv exists but deps may not be installed. |
| auto_trigger | {"keywords":["ModuleNotFoundError","import fails","no module named","fresh venv","uv sync","package not installed","editable install"]} |
A venv that exists ≠ deps that are installed
languages.python.venv.enable = true creates a venv and puts it on PATH, but the project's
dependencies are not in it until a sync runs. Imports then fail with ModuleNotFoundError even
though "the venv is enabled."
Fix — install the deps into the active venv:
devenv shell -- uv sync --all-extras # generic
devenv shell -- repoman-sync # if the repo wires repoman (installs the toolchain)
Then run your command through the shell (devenv shell -- python …) so it uses that venv — see
the devenv-run-commands skill. Editable installs (uv pip install -e .) put your package on the
path so import yourpkg resolves to the working tree.
Grep-able detail: languages-python.md. If the command (not a Python import) is missing, it's a
PATH question — see command-not-found-in-shell.md / the devenv-troubleshoot skill.
For when in the lifecycle to sync, see the repoman skill.
