# Error importing dvc.api

**URL:** <https://discuss.dvc.org/t/error-importing-dvc-api/1582>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 31, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/error-importing-dvc-api/1582 "2023-03-31T08:25:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![shenghan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discuss.dvc.org/shenghan/32/234_2.png) [@shenghan](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/shenghan)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 8:25am UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/error-importing-dvc-api/1582/1 "2023-03-31T08:25:03Z")

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Trying follow the guide to read a file from DVC remote ([open()](https://dvc.org/doc/api-reference/open)) but having issues import the DVC python API:

`import dvc.api`

Getting the error:

```auto
File c:\...\env\lib\site-packages\dvc_objects\fs\ __init__.py:5
...
--> 157 ResourceEror = resource.error
    159 _DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 128
    160 _NOFILES_DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 1280

AttributeError: module 'resource' has no attribute 'error'

```

Environment: Windows 11. Python 3.9.6

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**Author:** ![kupruser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e95f7d/32.png) [@kupruser](https://discuss.dvc.org/u/kupruser)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://discuss.dvc.org/t/error-importing-dvc-api/1582/2 "2023-04-02T16:57:30Z")

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For the record, we replied in discord.

Something is wrong with your environment. Please show `dvc doctor` and full traceback.