Numpy wont import in Python 3 in anaconda env

I am using anaconda2 to manage my environments. I am setting up an enviornment to run a colleague’s code. I had to use pip to install the version of PyQT5 he has. I tried installing numpy with conda, and with pip, but to no avail either way it refuses to import.

Reproducing code example:

from pycharm python console using this environment: import numpy

import numpy as np

Error message:

C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py:20: UserWarning: mkl-service package failed to import, therefore Intel® MKL initialization ensuring its correct out-of-the box operation under condition when Gnu OpenMP had already been loaded by Python process is not assured. Please install mkl-service package, see http://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service module = self.system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init.py", line 24, in <module> from . import multiarray File “C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py”, line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File “C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\multiarray.py”, line 14, in <module> from . import overrides File “C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py”, line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File “C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\overrides.py”, line 7, in <module> from numpy.core._multiarray_umath import ( File “C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py”, line 20, in do_import module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: Traceback (most recent call last): File “”, line 1, in <module> File “C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py”, line 20, in do_import module = self.system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\lib\site-packages\numpy_init.py", line 142, in <module> from . import core File “C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.3.3\helpers\pydev_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_hook.py”, line 20, in do_import module = self.system_import(name, *args, **kwargs) File "C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\lib\site-packages\numpy\core_init.py", line 54, in <module> raise ImportError(msg) ImportError: IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE! Importing the numpy c-extensions failed.

• Try uninstalling and reinstalling numpy.
• If you have already done that, then:
  1. Check that you expected to use Python3.7 from “C:\Users\bloomqui\Anaconda2\envs\tubeinfo\python.exe”, and that you have no directories in your PATH or PYTHONPATH that can interfere with the Python and numpy version “1.18.1” you’re trying to use.
  2. If (1) looks fine, you can open a new issue at https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues. Please include details on:
     • how you installed Python
     • how you installed numpy
     • your operating system
     • whether or not you have multiple versions of Python installed
     • if you built from source, your compiler versions and ideally a build log
• If you’re working with a numpy git repository, try git clean -xdf (removes all files not under version control) and rebuild numpy. Note: this error has many possible causes, so please don’t comment on an existing issue about this - open a new one instead. Original error was: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

Numpy/Python version information:

Base environment: anaconda 2019.10 (Fresh re-install) conda 4.8.2 Environment for code: Python 3.7.6 numpy 1.18.8 (currently installed via pip) PyQt5 5.14.1 (installed via pip)

[mattip]

Did you activate the conda environment by running path\to\anaconda\Scripts\activate?

[AiliMaki]

I just made a brand new environment with Python 3.7.6 and installed numpy 1.18.1 (using conda). Numpy still fails to import.