python - import pandas_datareader gives ImportError: cannot import name 'is_list_like'

Question

I am working in a virtual environment. I am able to import and work in pandas without any error but when I am trying to import pandas_datareader

import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import datetime as dt
from matplotlib import style
import pandas_datareader as web

it is giving following error -

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "stock.py", line 6, in <module>
    import pandas_datareader as web
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
    from .data import (DataReader, Options, get_components_yahoo,
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/data.py", line 14, in <module>
    from pandas_datareader.fred import FredReader
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/fred.py", line 1, in <module>
    from pandas.core.common import is_list_like
ImportError: cannot import name 'is_list_like'
(env) xxxxx@xxxxx-yyyyy ~/pyt $ python stock.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "stock.py", line 6, in <module>
    import pandas_datareader
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
    from .data import (DataReader, Options, get_components_yahoo,
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/data.py", line 14, in <module>
    from pandas_datareader.fred import FredReader
  File "/home/xxxxx/django-apps/env/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pandas_datareader/fred.py", line 1, in <module>
    from pandas.core.common import is_list_like
ImportError: cannot import name 'is_list_like'

Answer 1

A solution without changing any files locally and bypass the version control of your package manager (pip) is to define is_list_like like this:

import pandas as pd
pd.core.common.is_list_like = pd.api.types.is_list_like

right before

import pandas_datareader as web

Furthermore this problem will be fixed in pandas_datareader version 0.7.0 release.