lsdnts
December 7, 2022, 5:41pm
1
Hey,
They changed the machines from where I work and I’m installing everything again. But I’m having trouble with matplotlib, it installs ok (installed through pip) but when I run the script it raises this error:
from matplotlib._path import (
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _path: The specified module could not be found
I tried updating matplot and uninstalling and reinstalling it, but it didn’t work.
Unfortunately based on this information it is very hard to provide useful advice.
I would check to make sure that the Python you ran pip with and the Python you ran your script with is the same Python.
I strongly suggest using conda (and the conda-forge channel) to provide a coherent environment.
QuLogic
February 22, 2023, 9:06pm
4
This looks like it is related to:
opened 02:40PM - 12 Dec 22 UTC
closed 05:20AM - 20 Dec 22 UTC
OS: Microsoft
### Bug summary
`import`ing matplotlib on a fresh Windows machine or containe… r fails with the following traceback:
```
>>> import matplotlib
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 113, in <module>
from . import _api, _version, cbook, _docstring, rcsetup
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\rcsetup.py", line 27, in <module>
from matplotlib.colors import Colormap, is_color_like
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\colors.py", line 56, in <module>
from matplotlib import _api, _cm, cbook, scale
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\scale.py", line 22, in <module>
from matplotlib.ticker import (
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\ticker.py", line 138, in <module>
from matplotlib import transforms as mtransforms
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\transforms.py", line 49, in <module>
from matplotlib._path import (
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _path: The specified module could not be found.
```
AFAIK, the DLL that's being called for isn't displayed here but I suspect this is something from the MSVC runtime.
### Code for reproduction
```
docker run -it python:3.11.1-windowsservercore-1809 powershell
pip install matplotlib
python
import matplotlib
```
### Actual outcome
```
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", line 113, in <module>
from . import _api, _version, cbook, _docstring, rcsetup
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\rcsetup.py", line 27, in <module>
from matplotlib.colors import Colormap, is_color_like
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\colors.py", line 56, in <module>
from matplotlib import _api, _cm, cbook, scale
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\scale.py", line 22, in <module>
from matplotlib.ticker import (
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\ticker.py", line 138, in <module>
from matplotlib import transforms as mtransforms
File "C:\Python\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\transforms.py", line 49, in <module>
from matplotlib._path import (
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _path: The specified module could not be found.
```
### Expected outcome
matplotlib imports without errors.
### Additional information
I _think_ the MSVC runtime is currently a dependency of matplotlib and the required DLL should be distributed with the wheel. If I run `pip install msvc-runtime` the import works, maybe that package or something like it could be a transient OS-specific dependency.
### Operating system
Windows 10
### Matplotlib Version
Import fails (3.6.2, 3.6.1, 3.6.0)
### Matplotlib Backend
Unknown, import fails
### Python version
3.11.1
### Jupyter version
N/A
### Installation
pip
and it should be fixed in 3.7.0.