How to Install `xgboost` in Python

v3.2.0 Machine Learning & AI Python >=3.10 Apache-2.0

XGBoost Python Package

Install pip install xgboost

What is xgboost?

XGBoost Python Package

For a stable version, install using ``::

PyPI page → Author: Hyunsu Cho <[email protected]>, Jiaming Yuan <[email protected]>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with xgboost:

import xgboost

print(xgboost.__version__)

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install xgboost

Virtual environment (recommended)

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

pip3

pip3 install xgboost

conda

conda install -c conda-forge xgboost

Poetry

poetry add xgboost

Dependencies

Installing xgboost will also install these packages:

numpy nvidia-nccl-cu12 scipy

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

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

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'xgboost'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 xgboost. 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 xgboost

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 xgboost

RuntimeError: CUDA out of memory

Cause: Model or batch size exceeds GPU memory.

Fix: Reduce batch size, call torch.cuda.empty_cache(), or run on CPU.

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`3.2.0` latest	2026-02-10
`3.1.3`	2026-01-10
`3.1.2`	2025-11-20
`3.1.1`	2025-10-21
`3.1.0`	2025-10-17

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage xgboost

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade xgboost

Install a specific version

pip install xgboost==3.2.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall xgboost

Check what is installed

pip show xgboost

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

How to Install xgboost in Python