# raise_vertex_import_error

> **Function** in `langchain_google_vertexai`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-google-vertexai/_utils/raise_vertex_import_error)

Raise `ImportError` related to Vertex SDK being not available.

## Signature

```python
raise_vertex_import_error(
    minimum_expected_version: str = '1.44.0',
) -> None
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `minimum_expected_version` | `str` | No | The lowest expected version of the SDK. (default: `'1.44.0'`) |

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