## Problem

When using an older version of the [Python SDK](https://github.com/pinecone-io/pinecone-python-client) (earlier than 3.0.0), trying to import the `Pinecone` class raises the following error:

```console console theme={null}
ImportError: cannot import name 'Pinecone' from 'pinecone'
```

## Solution

Upgrade the SDK version and try again:

```Shell Shell theme={null}
# If you're interacting with Pinecone via HTTP requests, use:
pip install pinecone --upgrade
```

```Shell Shell theme={null}
# If you're interacting with Pinecone via gRPC, use:
pip install "pinecone[grpc]" --upgrade
```

## Related pages

- [Account management](./account-management-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-2-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-index.md)
- [APIs](./apis-index.md)
- [Architecture](./architecture-index.md)
- [Assistants](./assistants-index.md)
- [Bring Your Own Cloud](./bring-your-own-cloud-index.md)
- [Build an assistant](./build-an-assistant-index.md)
- [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md)
- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)

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