I am on Windows 10, 64bits, use Anaconda 4 and I created an environment with python 2.7 (C:/Anaconda3/envs/python2/python.exe) In this environment, I successfully installed numpy and when I type "python", enter, "import numpy", enter, it works perfectly in the anaconda prompt window.
In spyder however, when I open a python console and type "import numpy", I get "cannot import name multiarray". I have obviously changed the path of the python interpreter used by spyder to match the python.exe of the environment I created (C:/Anaconda3/envs/python2/python.exe). I also updated the PYTHONSTARTUP to C:/Anaconda3/envs/python2/Lib/site-packages/spyderlib/scientific_startup.py
It's supposed to be the exact same python program running but it's two different behavior. How is it possible and how to fix it ?
PS: I already tried the various solutions to this error like uninstalling numpy and reinstalling it. It shouldn't be a problem with numpy since it works just fine in the python console of the anaconda prompt window.