# ILM with Python Client

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [January 18, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469 "2021-01-18T20:04:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![valleram](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/valleram/32/48248_2.png) [@valleram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/valleram)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469/1 "2021-01-18T20:04:20Z")

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Hi All,

I'm currently using Elasticsearch client for Python 3.  
I'm trying to import IlmClient module, but I received following error.

```
>>> from elasticsearch.client import IlmClient
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: cannot import name 'IlmClient'

```

Can someone please help me? How should I import and use this module.

Thank you,  
Jesus

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**Author:** ![rpotnuru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a88e57/32.png) [@rpotnuru](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rpotnuru)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469/2 "2021-01-18T21:09:23Z")

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> [@valleram](#):
>
> `IlmClient`

Hi, looks like you are trying to test it from command line ensure that the you installed elasticsearch python module.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 9:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469/3 "2021-02-15T21:09:28Z")

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**Author:** ![Rich\_Raposa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rich_raposa/32/62078_2.png) [@Rich\_Raposa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rich_Raposa)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ilm-with-python-client/261469/4 "2021-03-16T21:37:35Z")

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I've seen this error before. You most likely have an older version of the elasticsearch Python client. Try updating it with:

```auto
python -m pip install -U pip
python -m pip install -r ./requirements.txt

```

where `requirements.txt` looks like:

```auto
# Elasticsearch 7.x
elasticsearch>=7.0.0,<8.0.0

```