VSCode: Could not import Golang package

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I'm writing a Go project inside my GoPath, and i'm using the Redigo package for connecting to a Redis Server. The application runs fine, however in VSCode there is this annoying error on package import, which is preventing VSCode from giving intellisense suggestions

Could not import github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis (no package data for import path github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis)

This is my VSCode settings.json

{
    "editor.fontSize": 14,
    "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
    "editor.multiCursorModifier": "ctrlCmd",
    "editor.snippetSuggestions": "top",
    "extensions.ignoreRecommendations": false,
    "workbench.statusBar.visible": true,
    "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-great-icons",
    "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
    "go.useLanguageServer": true,
    "go.alternateTools": {
        "go-langserver": "bingo"
    },
    "go.toolsEnvVars": {
        "GO111MODULE": "on"
    },
    "go.languageServerExperimentalFeatures": {
        "autoComplete": true,
        "documentSymbols": true,
        "findReferences": true,
        "format": true,
        "goToDefinition": true,
        "goToTypeDefinition": true,
        "hover": true,
        "signatureHelp": true,
        "rename": true,
        "workspaceSymbols": true,
    },
    "go.lintTool": "golangci-lint",
    "go.lintFlags": [
        "--fast",
        "-E", "goimports",
        "-E", "gocritic",
        "-E", "gocyclo",
        "-E", "gosec",
        "-E", "maligned",
        "-E", "scopelint",
        "-E", "interfacer",
        "-E", "goconst",
        "-E", "unconvert",
        "-E", "unparam",
        "-E", "prealloc",
        "-E", "varcheck",
    ],
    "go.formatTool": "goimports",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "breadcrumbs.enabled": false,
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
    "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
    "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
    "git.confirmSync": false,
    "window.zoomLevel": 0,
    "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false
}

I already have the GO111MODULE env var set to on, this is the output of go env

set GOARCH=amd64
set GOBIN=C:\Users\Francesco\Go\bin
set GOCACHE=C:\Users\Francesco\AppData\Local\go-build
set GOEXE=.exe
set GOFLAGS=
set GOHOSTARCH=amd64
set GOHOSTOS=windows
set GOOS=windows
set GOPATH=C:\Users\Francesco\Go
set GOPROXY=
set GORACE=
set GOROOT=c:\go
set GOTMPDIR=
set GOTOOLDIR=c:\go\pkg\tool\windows_amd64
set GCCGO=gccgo
set CC=gcc
set CXX=g++
set CGO_ENABLED=1
set GOMOD=C:\Users\Francesco\Go\src\test\go.mod
set CGO_CFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_CPPFLAGS=
set CGO_CXXFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_FFLAGS=-g -O2
set CGO_LDFLAGS=-g -O2
set PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config
set GOGCCFLAGS=-m64 -mthreads -fno-caret-diagnostics -Qunused-arguments -fmessage-length=0 -fdebug-prefix-map=C:\Users\FRANCE~1\AppData\Local\Temp\go-build928398422=/tmp/go-build -gno-record-gcc-switches

What should I change to make this work?

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12 Answers

This happens to me in a few specific situations. This is my troubleshooting process :

  1. Did you run go get github.com/gomodule/redigo/redis?

  2. Sometimes I have a similar issue when I open my editor in a root different than my project. 

.  <- editor open here
| 
|_Folder
  | main.go

  1. Make sure your tools are up to date: run ctrl + shift + p, type Go and chose Install/Update tools.

  2. Try moving your project out of the GOPATH, and setting up go.mod for it.

  3. Restart the editor

user_56215690

I had a same sort of issue with a different package (on mac),

  1. Update the go tools - ctrl + shift + p or cmd + shift + p and update/install go tools
  2. Restart VScode

Issue solved

user_138161190

I encountered a similar problem, but the situation is slightly different. I encountered this problem in VSCode remote, and even the basic library like net/http cannot be imported. I found that it was because of some syntax errors in other files under the same package, such as undefined variables. When I solved these syntax errors and restarted VSCode, I found that the problem was solved.

user_37752120

I ran into this issue when I had two files in one package that had different package names. Eg: one file had package main while the other had package app.

Ensuring all files have the same package name will result in imports across the package to start working again.

user_30814800

go mod init package_name followed by go mod tidy got things working for me. go mod tidy installed the packages and updated the mod file.

user_133053880

Doing a full restart of vsCode fixed the issue for me.

Note cmd + shift + p -> Developer: Reload Window did NOT fix it, only a full close and re-opening of VS code

user_90366830

I've installed on Fedora 35 gcc-go and after I uninstalled it all worked fine.

sudo dnf remove gcc-go
user_142979030

I just recently ran into this same error, my solution was ensuring that my go version of my project's mod file was the same version as the installed version on my system.

user_99119870

I had the same problem it was from go mod init packegeName and a named my package 'time' and the editor give me err so I simply replace it with 'timee' i do not know whats happen actually but it's working fine

user_166397460

Maybe there is a invalid char in directory name.

user_71592050
user_77065030

Ran into the same issue, reinstalled go with goenv, and then i ran some go mod whys to check if everything is in order and it was

user_71290530
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