# Cannot import name 'get\_var\_name' from 'pymc3.util'

**URL:** <https://discourse.pymc.io/t/cannot-import-name-get-var-name-from-pymc3-util/10334>\
**Category:** v5\
**Tags:** contributing-to-pymc\
**Created:** [September 8, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/cannot-import-name-get-var-name-from-pymc3-util/10334 "2022-09-08T14:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dora\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Dora\_V](https://discourse.pymc.io/u/Dora_V)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://discourse.pymc.io/t/cannot-import-name-get-var-name-from-pymc3-util/10334/1 "2022-09-08T14:11:04Z")

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Hello,  
I’m trying to import pymc3, but when I’m going to import it, it returns the following error message:  
ImportError: cannot import name ‘get\_var\_name’ from ‘pymc3.util’.

Currently, I’ve installed the following versions (I attached them if they are necessary for your response):  
arviz==0.11.0  
pymc3==3.10.0

I would be grateful if someone could help me to fix the problem.  
Best regards,  
Dora