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Bug

When importing the beautifulsoup4 library in an ArcGIS Online notebook, the library fails to import with the error "No module named 'beautifulsoup4'".

ArcGIS Online
Bug ID Number BUG-000180266
SubmittedOctober 20, 2025
Last ModifiedOctober 22, 2025
Applies toArcGIS Online
Version foundJune 2025
Operating SystemN/A
Operating System VersionN/A
StatusNon-Reproducible

Additional Information

To import BeautifulSoup into ArcGIS Notebooks, first use 'from bs4 import BeautifulSoup' because although the package is named beautifulsoup4 on PyPI and in the environment, the module name used in code is bs4.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000180266

Software:

  • ArcGIS Online

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