How to Install `schedule` in Python

v1.2.2 General Purpose Python >=3.7 MIT License

Job scheduling for humans.

Install pip install schedule

What is schedule?

Job scheduling for humans.

Python job scheduling for humans. Run Python functions (or any other callable) periodically using a friendly syntax.

- A simple to use API for scheduling jobs, made for humans. - In-process scheduler for periodic jobs. No extra processes needed! - Very lightweight and no external dependencies. - Excellent test coverage. - Tested on Python and 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12

def jobwithargument(name): print(f"I am {name}")

Documentation → PyPI page → Author: Daniel Bader

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with schedule:

import schedule

print(schedule.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install schedule

Virtual environment (recommended)

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

pip3

pip3 install schedule

conda

conda install -c conda-forge schedule

Poetry

poetry add schedule

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

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

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'schedule'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 schedule. 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 schedule

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 schedule

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`1.2.2` latest	2024-05-25
`1.2.1`	2023-10-01
`1.2.0`	2023-04-10
`1.1.0`	2021-04-10
`1.0.0`	2021-01-30

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage schedule

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade schedule

Install a specific version

pip install schedule==1.2.2

Uninstall

pip uninstall schedule

Check what is installed

pip show schedule

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

How to Install schedule in Python