I am trying to use the Python module Gdal. I have run pip install gdal and I recieve the message
Requirement already satisfied: gdal in c:\users\willy\appdata\local\packages\pythonsoftwarefoundation.python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\localcache\local-packages\python39\site-packages (3.3.1)
and yet when I run import gdal in my Python IDE (I use Spyder), I still get the error no module named gdal
You need to tell Spyder which Python interpreter to use. Point it to the one you're installing the package for, as it seems that it's using a different one.
https://docs.spyder-ide.org/current/faq.html#using-existing-environment
Answer is here in Spyder docs: https://docs.spyder-ide.org/5/faq.html#using-packages-installer
Don't try to use pip install and expect it to work in Spyder. Follow these instructions