We Keep Coding

Can't import scipy in Spyder: ImportError results

I updated some packages this morning using conda, including scipy. The new version is 1.9.3. I can no longer import certain modules from my Spyder console:
>>> import scipy.special
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\igurin\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_19736\2717555404.py", line 1, in <module>
import scipy.special
File "C:\Users\igurin\Anaconda3\envs\latest\lib\site-packages\scipy\special\__init__.py", line 649, in <module>
from . import _ufuncs
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _ufuncs: The specified procedure could not be found.
It works in a "plain" IPython session (launched from the Anaconda prompt), though.
To make matters worse, I can't seem to use conda to install any version of scipy other than 1.9.3.
Version info
Spyder version: 5.3.3 (conda)
Python version: 3.10.8 64-bit
Qt version: 5.15.2
PyQt5 version: 5.15.7
Operating System: Windows 10
Attempted solutions
Tried this.
Deleted my whole environment and reinstalled from scratch.

I found an answer on GitHub for Spyder. I removed Anaconda from my Windows path, and the import works now. I'm treating this as a workaround rather than a solution, though.

AssertionError inside of ensure_local_distutils when building a PyInstaller exe using setuptools/distutils

I am trying to convert some Python code into an .exe with PyInstaller. My code uses distutils, which has already caused me some head scratching in the past as it seems to duplicate setuptools functionality, and interacts with it strangely. It e.g. requires an unused import of setuptools to work properly which seems very unpythonic to me.
I need to use both packages inside my project. I import both packages in the order import setuptools; import distutils because the other order throws a warning which is already worrying.
My script runs fine but after I turn it into an exe I get a traceback inside of the suspicious _distutils_hack submodule of setuptools. And yes it just prints a file name with no context.
Traceback (most recent call last):
<18 lines omitted>
File "PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 495, in exec_module
File "_distutils_hack\override.py", line 71, in <module>
File "_distutils_hack\__init__.py", line 71, in do_override
File "_distutils_hack\__init__.py", line 59, in ensure_local_distutils
AssertionError: C:\Users\<omitted>\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI294562\distutils\core.pyc
I am using
Python 3.7.7 on win32 (but I reproduced it with 3.8, 3.9, and 3.10)
pyinstaller==4.8 (Jan 2022) for Windows
distutils==3.7.7 (built-in)
setuptools==60.5.0 (Jan 2022)
Apparently, setuptools is listed on PyPI and thus upgradable, but distutils is not listed on PyPI and thus not upgradable (the version is bundled with Python).

A workaround I found was downgrading to
pip install setuptools==59.8.0
I reported this issue to the project and then confirmed the bug was introduced in setuptools==60.0.0. I'll update this question when I find out more, or it gets fixed.

I reported my issue to the setuptools project, but then the PyInstaller project stepped in to include a workaround on their side. Now any release starting from 5.4 should work! 👍
pip install pyinstaller>=5.4

Scipy Import Error; cannot import name NUMPY_MKL

I used python xy recently with an old lib of scipy (0.15). Because I wanted to use Spherical Voronoi, I had to install a more recent version of scipy. For this I used pip and the unofficial distributions for python modules with wheel. The install worked without error messages. But now, if I try to import scipy by code, I get this error message below. I already unistalled whole python packages so far and instead installed anaconda. But the error message is still the same. I checked my registry (Windows 10) - can't find anything suspicious.
Any idea? Thank you!
test.py
1.12.1
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test.py", line 11, in <module>
import scipy
File "C:\Users\Boss\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python27\site-packages\scipy\__init__.py", line 61, in <module>
from numpy._distributor_init import NUMPY_MKL # requires numpy+mkl
ImportError: cannot import name NUMPY_MKL

Your scipy is built with mkl support and requires mkl support in numpy too. Download numpy from the same site you downloaded scipy (probably Christoph Gohlke's builds). Or if you are using Anaconda use Anaconda packages for both.

Updated - Your error is basically that  numpy+mkl (numpy with Intel math Kernel library) so this is because when you have installed the scipy by precompiled archive, which requires  numpy+mkl but installing numpy using pip won't get you that.
This problem can be easy solved by installation for numpy+mkl from whl file from - http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#numpy
Old - This is due to the improper installation of numpy, I've had this error few days ago and then I had to install the numpy again. So, upgrade pip and then try installing the numpy whl again. It just worked for me.
Get it here -https://pypi.python.org/pypi/numpy
even this has almost everything - http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

Not able to import Python packages

Not able to install any packages
I've tried VLC package from https://wiki.videolan.org/python_bindings
and got a traceback.
Now I am trying pygame module and this is what i get
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
import pygame
File "C:\Users\Vineeth\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32\lib\pygame\__init__.py", line 133, in <module>
from pygame.base import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
Please help i am pretty new to python

There are some release binaries for Python3.x, 64bit Windows at http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pygame
I suggest you download it from that site and install it. It works for me. If you are using Windows ,it is a good way to install some packages,like lxml matplotlib.
Also you check out this question.
Hope this helps.

I tried to execute your statements and the imports worked fine for me. I have a 64bit Windows OS. And my python version Python 3.5.2 - 64bit.
Check if you have other Python versions, if you have removed them, make sure you did that right.
Ultimately I would just suggest you to do pip install pygame. The version compatibility will be handled by pip itself.

'ImportError: DLL load failed:' in pygame module

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module>
import pygame
File "C:\Program Files (x86)\Python35-32\lib\site-packages\pygame\__init__.py", line 127, in <module>
from pygame.base import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

Ensure that the version of PyGame you're using matches the version of Python you're using!

You have not installed Pygame correctly or not in the correct directory/file. What python version do you use and is your computer 32/64 bit?
Thx

This is a late answer, but may be it helps someone.
The pygame binary you use should be built for the Python version you have in your system.
In your case, you seem to have 32-bit Python3.5.
There is no official pygame binary for Python3.5 yet. But unofficial binaries are available here.
Download pygame-1.9.2b1-cp35-cp35m-win32.whl from the link (this is the 32-bit version for 32-bit Python3.5), and install it using pip.
Example: cd to the folder where you downloaded the .whl file, and run C:\Program Files (x86)\Python35-32\Scripts\pip install pygame-1.9.2b1-cp35-cp35m-win32.whl
Note:
pip may not play well when the python install directory has spaces. So please install python in a path without spaces. For example, C:\Python35-32 instead of C:\Program Files (x86)\Python35-32.
Also, see this answer in case you need more info on installing .whl files.