Netbeans python Pyserial import not found

Question

I installed "plugged in" Python as a plug in into Netbeans using from here. I was using Eclipse, and even though it was a little wonky, it could at least find Pyserial. Now, when I try to run a project (which worked fine in Eclipse), I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "G:\Prog\PythonCurrent\RadioDB\src\radiodb.py", line 8, in <module>
    import serial
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1191, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1161, in _load_backward_compatible
  File "c:\Python34\lib\site-packages\pyserial-2.7-py3.4-win32.egg\serial\__init__.py", line 19, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2226, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1191, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1161, in _load_backward_compatible
  File "c:\Python34\lib\site-packages\pyserial-2.7-py3.4-win32.egg\serial\serialwin32.py", line 12, in <module>
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2237, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2222, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 2164, in _find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1940, in find_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1916, in _get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1897, in _legacy_get_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 863, in spec_from_loader
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 904, in spec_from_file_location
  File "c:\Python34\lib\site-packages\pyserial-2.7-py3.4-win32.egg\serial\win32.py", line 196
    MAXDWORD = 4294967295L # Variable c_uint
                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

I don't understand why. My python34\Lib directory contains searial's stuff, and in python34\Lib\site-packages I have the same folder in addition to pyserial's egg and egg-info files. Do I need to specify where these are in Netbeans or copy some folders to Netbeans?

SOLUTION:

Thanks @Padraic Cunningham

I just like to make sure that the solution is clear for anyone because I have been lost before (like anyone at first).

Sooo, the solution is use pip3 install pyserial to install for python3...

I like to make cmd doskey macros, so I'll probably do that, but the easiest thing to install something with "pip3" is go to cmd.exe/terminal and then go to python home directory, then cd to scripts; type pip3.exe install pyserial or whatever you are installing (you can use pip3.4.exe... if you have it) and voila... easiest thing in the world if you know about it.

Answer 1

@PadraicCunningham

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use pip3 install pyserial to install almost major packages.

Answer 2

Pyserial isn't updated to Python 3 yet, it only works in Python 2. So change your interpreter to Python 2.7.