import tensorflow as tf: error

Question

Help appreciated on following tensorflow installation issue, System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit

-Clean Installed Python 3.6.5 as Administrator

-Ran pip install tensorflow from Python's Script Directory via cmd-line (As administrator) (no errors)

Trying to execute following code (importing module):

>>> import tensorflow as tf

gives following stack trace

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 14, in swig_import_helper return importlib.import_module(mname) File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib__init__.py", line 126, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "", line 994, in _gcd_import File "", line 971, in _find_and_load File "", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "", line 658, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 571, in module_from_spec
File "", line 922, in create_module File "", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import * File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 17, in _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper() File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 16, in swig_import_helper return importlib.import_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal') File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib__init__.py", line 126, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_pywrap_tensorflow_internal'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in import tensorflow as tf File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow__init__.py", line 24, in from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow # pylint: disable=unused-import File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python__init__.py", line 49, in from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 74, in raise ImportError(msg) ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 14, in swig_import_helper return importlib.import_module(mname) File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib__init__.py", line 126, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) File "", line 994, in _gcd_import File "", line 971, in _find_and_load File "", line 955, in _find_and_load_unlocked File "", line 658, in _load_unlocked
File "", line 571, in module_from_spec
File "", line 922, in create_module File "", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import * File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 17, in _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper() File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 16, in swig_import_helper return importlib.import_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal') File "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\importlib__init__.py", line 126, in import_module return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_pywrap_tensorflow_internal'

Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.

See https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_sources#common_installation_problems

for some common reasons and solutions. Include the entire stack trace above this error message when asking for help.

Help appreciated! :)

did you install the gpu version? have you tried updating it? — Mntfr
Have you used pip3 to install it or pip as you say in the description? For Python 3.x you need pip3. — Peter Szoldan
@PeterSzoldan: I retried it, wiping python off my machine, reinstalling it, and then running pip3 install tensorflow. Same issue as above though Mntfr: As far as I am aware, pip3 install tensorflow installs the non-gpu version. If I wanted to install the gpu-version, i would run pip3 install tensorflow-gpu — ChrisC

Unknown Unknown · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-20T10:35:42

These might be possible scenarios:

You need to install the MSVC 2019 redistributable
Your CPU does not support AVX2 instructions
Your CPU/Python is on 32 bits
There is a library that is in a different location/not installed on your system that cannot be loaded

import tensorflow as tf: error

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