Module Import Error After Upgrade

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The user encounters a 'ModuleNotFoundError' after upgrading Azure CLI and connectedk8s, preventing connection to the Kubernetes cluster.

Opportunity Score (Heuristic (unvalidated)):68 · High · heuristic
First seen: 1/27/2026
Last seen: 10/10/2026

Score Breakdown

Heuristic ranking from public discussion signals — not a validated prediction of commercial opportunity, demand, or willingness to pay.

Composite 68/100 (High, unvalidated). Top driver: Willingness to pay (30% weight, 22.5 pts).

Frequency · 25% · 13.5 pts · XPS relevance54

Heuristic only — often urgency map or random scaffolding on ingest, not measured mention frequency. Maps to XPS relevance (with market size).

Severity · 25% · 20 pts · XPS quality80

LLM/mock judgment of intensity from title/summary text — not ops or ticket data. Maps to XPS quality (with willingness to pay).

Willingness to pay · 30% · 22.5 pts · XPS quality75

LLM/mock purchase-intent guess from text — not invoices, surveys, or paid seats. Maps to XPS quality.

Trend · 10% · 6.4 pts · XPS novelty64

Heuristic/scaffold (often random or fixed on insert) — not a verified mention trajectory. Maps to XPS novelty.

Market size · 10% · 5.9 pts · XPS relevance59

Heuristic/scaffold (often random or fixed) — not TAM research. Maps to XPS relevance (with frequency).

Catalog notes (not predictive analysis)

Module Import Error After Upgrade (support). Catalog heuristic opportunity score: 68/100 — a chosen formula over discussion-signal facets, not evidence of demand, conversion, or willingness to pay. Treat as browsing rank, not a commercial prediction.

The user encounters a 'ModuleNotFoundError' after upgrading Azure CLI and connectedk8s, preventing connection to the Kubernetes cluster.

Source Examples

azure/azure-cli Issues·Jan 27, 2026
“ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rpds.rpds' ### Describe the bug After upgrading az cli and connectedk8s to latest version I'm not longer able to connect neu Kubernetes cluster to Azure ARC ### Related command az connectedk8s connect --name <k8sClusterName> --resource-group <resourceGroupName> ### Errors The command failed with an unexpected error. Here is the traceback: No module named 'rpds.rpds' Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/cli.py", line 233, in invoke File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 566, in execute File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/__init__.py", line 558, in load_arguments File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/__init__.py", line 321, in load_arguments File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\knack/commands.py", line 104, in load_arguments File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/command_operation.py", line 124, in arguments_loader File "D:\a\_work\1\s\build_scripts\windows\artifacts\cli\Lib\site-packages\azure/cli/core/commands/command_operation.py", line 59, in get_op_handler File "importlib\__init__.py", line 88, in import_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1387, in _gcd_import File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1360, in _find_and_load File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1331, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 935, in _load_unlocked File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1027, in exec_module File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 488, in _call_with_frames_removed File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\azext_connectedk8s\custom.py", line 24, in <module> import oras.client # type: ignore[import-untyped] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\oras\client.py", line 7, in <module> from .provider import Registry as OrasClient # noqa ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\oras\provider.py", line 15, in <module> import jsonschema File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\jsonschema\__init__.py", line 13, in <module> from jsonschema._format import FormatChecker File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\jsonschema\_format.py", line 11, in <module> from jsonschema.exceptions import FormatError File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\jsonschema\exceptions.py", line 15, in <module> from referencing.exceptions import Unresolvable as _Unresolvable File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\referencing\__init__.py", line 5, in <module> from referencing._core import Anchor, Registry, Resource, Specification File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\referencing\_core.py", line 9, in <module> from rpds import HashTrieMap, HashTrieSet, List File "C:\Users\alkopke\.azure\cliextensions\connectedk8s\rpds\__init__.py", line 1, in <module> from .rpds import * ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rpds.rpds' ### Issue script & Debug output cli.knack.cli: Command arguments: ['connectedk8s', 'connect', '--name', 'golden-path-reference', '--resource-group', 'rg-AlexK-GP', '--debug'] cli.knack.cli: __init__ debug log: Enable color in terminal. cli.knack.cli: Event: Cli.PreExecute [] cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandParser.OnGlobalArgumentsCreate [<function CLILogging.on_global_arguments at 0x00000165D4D44540>, <function OutputProducer.on_global_arguments at 0x00000165D52D58A0>, <function CLIQuery.on_global_arguments at 0x00000165D532B7E0>] cli.knack.cli: Event: CommandInvoker.OnPreCommandTableCreate [] cl”
— koepalex↗

Competitive Landscape

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Related Pain Points

Target Customers

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