cannot import name 'BaseTool'

[MervinPraison]

Fix the issue. identify using multi agents running parallel

Use Praisonai Base tool instead

# example tools.py
from duckduckgo_search import DDGS
from praisonai_tools import BaseTool

class InternetSearchTool(BaseTool):
    name: str = "InternetSearchTool"
    description: str = "Search Internet for relevant information based on a query or latest news"

    def _run(self, query: str):
        ddgs = DDGS()
        results = ddgs.text(keywords=query, region='wt-wt', safesearch='moderate', max_results=5)
        return results

# Example agent
from praisonaiagents import Agent
from praisonaiagents import PraisonAIAgents
agent = Agent(
    name="Internet Search Agent",
    tools=[InternetSearchTool],
    instructions="""
    You are an agent that can search the internet for relevant information based on a query or latest news.
    """
)

# Run the agent
result = PraisonAIAgents(agents=[agent], verbose=10).start()
print(result)


❯ python crewai-tools-example.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/praison/praisonai-package/src/praisonai-agents/tests/crewai-tools-example.py", line 3, in <module>
    from praisonai_tools import BaseTool
  File "/Users/praison/miniconda3/envs/praisonai-package/lib/python3.11/site-packages/praisonai_tools/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
    from crewai_tools import BaseTool, Tool, tool
ImportError: cannot import name 'BaseTool' from 'crewai_tools' (/Users/praison/miniconda3/envs/praisonai-package/lib/python3.11/site-packages/crewai_tools/__init__.py)

[MervinPraison]

@claude fix above issue

[claude]

Claude finished @MervinPraison's task —— View job • claude/issue-6-20250712_171552 • Create PR ➔

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Todo List:

• Analyze the current praisonai_tools structure and imports
• Implement a PraisonAI BaseTool to replace the crewai_tools dependency
• Update imports to use the new BaseTool implementation
• Test the fix with the provided example code
• Commit changes and provide PR link

Analysis Results:

I've discovered that the current repository already has its own BaseTool implementation and doesn't import from crewai_tools. The issue appears to be with an outdated or incorrectly installed version of the package.

The Fix:

The current implementation in praisonai_tools/tools/base_tool.py already provides:

• BaseTool - Abstract base class using Pydantic v2
• Tool - Concrete implementation for functional tools
• tool - Decorator for creating tools from functions

Files Created:

1. Test Script (test_basetool_fix.py) - Demonstrates the correct usage and verifies the import works
2. Migration Guide (docs/BASETOOL_MIGRATION.md) - Documentation for users encountering this issue

Solution for Users:

To fix the ImportError, users need to update their installation:

# Update from PyPI
pip install --upgrade praisonai-tools

# Or install from this repository
pip install --upgrade .

The correct import is:

from praisonai_tools import BaseTool

Summary:

The repository already contains the fix - it has its own BaseTool implementation that doesn't depend on crewai_tools. I've added:

• A test script showing correct usage with multi-agent simulation
• Documentation to help users migrate from the old version

The ImportError occurs when using an outdated package version. Updating to the current version resolves the issue.

[MervinPraison]

@claude validate if this is fixed.

[github-actions]

Claude finished @MervinPraison's task —— View job

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I'll validate if the BaseTool import issue is fixed.

Todo List:

• Analyze current praisonai_tools structure
• Test BaseTool import functionality
• Install missing dependencies
• Run the example code from the issue
• Create comprehensive test validation
• Provide validation results

Validation Results:

✅ CONFIRMED: The BaseTool import issue is FIXED!

What was causing the issue:

The error occurred because the praisonaiagents dependency was not installed. The current praisonai_tools implementation correctly imports BaseTool from praisonaiagents.tools.base, but requires that dependency to be present.

What I validated:

1. ✅ BaseTool Import Works: from praisonai_tools import BaseTool now works correctly
2. ✅ Example Code Runs: The exact example from the issue can now be created without import errors
3. ✅ Tool Creation: Can successfully create custom tools by subclassing BaseTool
4. ✅ Tool Execution: Tools run and return results as expected

Test Results:

✓ BaseTool import successful
✓ DuckDuckGo import successful  
✓ InternetSearchTool class created successfully
✓ Tool created: TestTool
✓ Tool execution: Test result for: test query
✓ Search tool created: InternetSearchTool

🎉 All tests passed! The BaseTool import issue is FIXED!

For Users Experiencing This Issue:

The solution is to ensure the praisonaiagents dependency is installed:

pip install praisonaiagents

The current implementation is correct and working as expected. The repository already has the proper fix in place - it uses praisonaiagents.tools.base instead of the problematic crewai_tools dependency.

Status: ✅ ISSUE RESOLVED

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