{"record":{"id":"97359652fef91f8f","repo":"xtekky/gpt4free","slug":"install-gpt4all-package-pip-install-u-g4f-loc","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Install \"gpt4all\" package | pip install -U g4f[local]","messagePattern":"Install \"gpt4all\" package \\| pip install -U g4f\\[local\\]","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"MissingRequirementsError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"g4f/Provider/local/Local.py","lineNumber":37,"sourceCode":"    working = has_requirements\n    active_by_default = False\n    supports_message_history = True\n    supports_system_message = True\n    supports_stream = True\n\n    @classmethod\n    def get_models(cls):\n        if not cls.models:\n            cls.models = list(get_models())\n            cls.default_model = cls.models[0]\n        return cls.models\n\n    @classmethod\n    def create_completion(\n        cls, model: str, messages: Messages, stream: bool, **kwargs\n    ) -> CreateResult:\n        if not has_requirements:\n            raise MissingRequirementsError(\n                'Install \"gpt4all\" package | pip install -U g4f[local]'\n            )\n        return LocalProvider.create_completion(\n            cls.get_model(model), messages, stream, **kwargs\n        )\n","sourceCodeStart":19,"sourceCodeEnd":43,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/xtekky/gpt4free/blob/973504e1770928ed5fb82f43da528f441ad9ddc3/g4f/Provider/local/Local.py#L19-L43","documentation":"MissingRequirementsError from the local GPT4All provider: the optional gpt4all package (via ...locals.provider → LocalProvider) failed to import at module load, so has_requirements is False and create_completion refuses to run. This is g4f's standard pattern for optional heavy dependencies — the error message contains the exact pip extra to install.","triggerScenarios":"Calling Local.create_completion (or routing a request to the 'Local'/'GPT4All' provider) in an environment where g4f was installed without the [local] extra, so gpt4all is absent; a broken gpt4all install that raises ImportError on import (missing native libs); or gpt4all installed but its version incompatible with the wrapper module.","commonSituations":"pip install g4f instead of g4f[local]; virtualenv recreated without extras; deploying to slim Docker images lacking gpt4all's native dependencies; gpt4all version drift after a g4f upgrade changed the expected API.","solutions":["Install the extra exactly as the message says: pip install -U \"g4f[local]\".","If it still fails, reinstall cleanly: pip uninstall gpt4all g4f && pip install -U \"g4f[local]\".","On Linux containers, ensure gpt4all's native runtime libs (libc, libgomp) are present.","If you never intended local inference, stop routing requests to the Local provider (pick a remote provider or set the model explicitly)."],"exampleFix":"# before\npip install g4f\n\n# after\npip install -U \"g4f[local]\"","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"from g4f.Provider.local.Local import has_requirements\nif not has_requirements:\n    raise SystemExit('Run: pip install -U \"g4f[local]\"')","typeGuard":"def local_ready() -> bool:\n    from g4f.Provider.local.Local import has_requirements\n    return has_requirements","tryCatchPattern":"try:\n    ...\nexcept MissingRequirementsError as e:\n    print(f'Install missing extras: {e}')  # message contains the exact pip command\n    raise","preventionTips":["Install g4f with the extras you need up front: g4f[local].","Gate local-provider routing on has_requirements instead of waiting for the error.","Pin dependency versions in deployment environments to avoid broken optional imports."],"tags":["local","dependencies","gpt4all","install"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"973504e1770928ed5fb82f43da528f441ad9ddc3","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T23:45:32.408Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}