How to Install `apache-airflow` in Python

v3.2.0 CLI & Utilities Python !=3.15,>=3.10

Programmatically author, schedule and monitor data pipelines

Install pip install apache-airflow

What is apache-airflow?

Programmatically author, schedule and monitor data pipelines

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Apache Airflow (or simply Airflow) is a platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows.

PyPI page → Author: Apache Software Foundation <dev@airflow.apache.org>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with apache-airflow:

import airflow

print(airflow.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install apache-airflow

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install apache-airflow

pip3

pip3 install apache-airflow

conda

conda install -c conda-forge apache-airflow

Poetry

poetry add apache-airflow

Dependencies

Installing apache-airflow will also install these packages:

apache-airflow-core apache-airflow-task-sdk

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import airflow; print(airflow.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing apache-airflow with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'airflow'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install apache-airflow. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'airflow' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install apache-airflow to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'airflow'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show apache-airflow and upgrade with pip install --upgrade apache-airflow.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install apache-airflow. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user apache-airflow

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org apache-airflow

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`3.2.0` latest	2026-04-07
`3.2.0rc2`	2026-04-03
`3.2.0rc1`	2026-03-30
`3.2.0b2`	2026-03-23
`2.11.2`	2026-03-14

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage apache-airflow

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade apache-airflow

Install a specific version

pip install apache-airflow==3.2.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall apache-airflow

Check what is installed

pip show apache-airflow

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install apache-airflow in Python