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Asking for Help: No module named visual

I had trouble running my program. I am following instructions from the Youtube video. This is the error I get. 

Python 2.7.1 (r271:86882M, Nov 30 2010, 09:39:13) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5494)] on darwin
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
>>> ================================ RESTART ================================
>>> 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/PRousseau/Desktop/sphere.py", line 1, in <module>
    from visual import *
ImportError: No module named visual
>>>

If you're referring to one of these videos then you need to install VPython on your computer. It looks like you're using a Mac, so maybe this download page will be helpful.

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2026-02-14 16:06