How to Install `geopy` in Python

v2.4.1 Data & Science Python >=3.7 MIT

Python Geocoding Toolbox

Install pip install geopy

What is geopy?

Python Geocoding Toolbox

geopy is a Python client for several popular geocoding web services.

geopy makes it easy for Python developers to locate the coordinates of addresses, cities, countries, and landmarks across the globe using third-party geocoders and other data sources.

geopy includes geocoder classes for the , , and many other geocoding services. The full list is available on the . Geocoder classes are located in .

Documentation → PyPI page →

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with geopy:

import geopy

print(geopy.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install geopy

Virtual environment (recommended)

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

pip3

pip3 install geopy

conda

conda install -c conda-forge geopy

Poetry

poetry add geopy

Dependencies

Installing geopy will also install these packages:

geographiclib

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import geopy; print(geopy.__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 geopy with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'geopy'

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

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

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'geopy' (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 geopy to install into the interpreter you are running.

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

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

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

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 geopy. 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 geopy

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 geopy

MemoryError when loading data

Cause: Dataset is too large to fit in RAM.

Fix: Read in chunks, filter columns on load, or consider Polars/Dask for out-of-core processing.

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`2.4.1` latest	2023-11-23
`2.4.0`	2023-08-27
`2.3.0`	2022-11-13
`2.2.0`	2021-07-11
`2.1.0`	2020-12-27

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage geopy

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade geopy

Install a specific version

pip install geopy==2.4.1

Uninstall

pip uninstall geopy

Check what is installed

pip show geopy

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

How to Install geopy in Python