How to Install `seaborn` in Python

v0.13.2 Data & Science Python >=3.8

Statistical data visualization

Install pip install seaborn

What is seaborn?

Statistical data visualization

Seaborn is a Python visualization library based on matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive statistical graphics.

Online documentation is available at seaborn.pydata.org.

The docs include a tutorial, example gallery, API reference, FAQ, and other useful information.

PyPI page → Author: Michael Waskom <[email protected]>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with seaborn:

import seaborn

print(seaborn.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install seaborn

Virtual environment (recommended)

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

pip3

pip3 install seaborn

conda

conda install -c conda-forge seaborn

Poetry

poetry add seaborn

Dependencies

Installing seaborn will also install these packages:

numpy pandas matplotlib

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

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

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'seaborn'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 seaborn. 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 seaborn

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 seaborn

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
`0.13.2` latest	2024-01-25
`0.13.1`	2023-12-31
`0.13.0`	2023-09-29
`0.13.0rc0`	2023-09-26
`0.12.2`	2022-12-30

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage seaborn

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade seaborn

Install a specific version

pip install seaborn==0.13.2

Uninstall

pip uninstall seaborn

Check what is installed

pip show seaborn

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

How to Install seaborn in Python