ImportError: cannot import name 'UNICODE_EMOJI' from 'emoji'

[chansonzhang]

Describe the bug
ImportError: cannot import name 'UNICODE_EMOJI' from 'emoji'

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. pip install emoji==2.8.0
2. pip install recognizers-text-date-time==1.0.2a2
3. python -c "from recognizers_date_time import DateTimeRecognizer"

Expected behavior
No error occurred.

Sample input/output
N/A

Platform (please complete the following information):

• Platform: Python
• Environment: Windows
• Version of package: 1.0.2a2

Additional context
ImportError: cannot import name 'UNICODE_EMOJI' from 'emoji'

[aymenkrifa]

Hello @chansonzhang, I had a similar issue, and the 'solution' I found was to downgrade the emoji package to version 1.7.0.

pip install emoji==1.7.0

The problem stems from the fact that the latest version of the recognizers-text-date-time package, along with its dependency recognizers-text, was released in November 2019 and hasn't been updated since then. Additionally, recognizers-text relies on the emoji package.

The issue arises because the emoji package made significant changes starting from version 2.0.0, leading to the ImportError you mentioned.

I hope this solution proves helpful to you! 😃