How to Install gradio in Python

v6.12.0 Data & Science Python >=3.10

Python library for easily interacting with trained machine learning models

Install pip install gradio

What is gradio?

Python library for easily interacting with trained machine learning models

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Gradio: Build Machine Learning Web Apps — in Python

Gradio is an open-source Python package that allows you to quickly build a demo or web application for your machine learning model, API, or any arbitrary Python function. You can then share a link to your demo or web application in just a few seconds using Gradio's built-in sharing features. No JavaScript, CSS, or web hosting experience needed!

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Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with gradio:

import gradio

print(gradio.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install gradio

Virtual environment (recommended)

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

pip3

pip3 install gradio

conda

conda install -c conda-forge gradio

Poetry

poetry add gradio

Dependencies

Installing gradio will also install these packages:

anyio audioop-lts brotli fastapi gradio-client groovy hf-gradio httpx huggingface-hub jinja2 markupsafe numpy

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

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

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'gradio'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 gradio. 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 gradio

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 gradio

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

VersionReleased
6.12.0 latest 2026-04-10
6.11.0 2026-04-03
6.10.0 2026-03-24
6.9.0 2026-03-06
6.8.0 2026-02-27

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage gradio

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade gradio

Install a specific version

pip install gradio==6.12.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall gradio

Check what is installed

pip show gradio

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