[Python] Saving a plotly image not working with kaleido even though it is installed

I am trying to save a simple plotly figure to a directory. I understand it needs kaleido (I have version '0.2.1') and also at least plotly '5.3.1' which are installed.

However trying to save the image I get the following error:

fig.write_image(path)

ValueError:
Image export using the "kaleido" engine requires the kaleido package,
which can be installed using pip:
$ pip install -U kaleido


Why is this occuring when all the required packages are there?

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