can not import TensorFlow in Spyder or Python (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tensorflow')

Question

I have tried to install both CPU and GPU version of TensorFlow according to the manual from here https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/tasks/tensorflow/ and all was ok:

(tf-gpu) C:\Users\Kosh>conda create -n tf tensorflow Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): done Solving environment: done

==> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. <== current version: 4.7.12 latest version: 4.8.3

Please update conda by running

$ conda update -n base -c defaults conda

Package Plan

environment location: C:\Anaconda3\envs\tf

added / updated specs: - tensorflow

The following packages will be downloaded:

package                    |            build
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_tflow_select-2.2.0        |            eigen           3 KB
tensorflow-2.1.0           |eigen_py37hd727fc0_0           4 KB
tensorflow-base-2.1.0      |eigen_py37h49b2757_0        35.4 MB
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Downloading and Extracting Packages _tflow_select-2.2.0 | 3 KB | ############################################################################ | 100% tensorflow-2.1.0 | 4 KB |

###################################################################### | 100% tensorflow-base-2.1. | 35.4 MB | ###################################################################### | 100% Preparing transaction: done Verifying transaction: done

Executing transaction: done #

To activate this environment, use

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$ conda activate tf

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To deactivate an active environment, use

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$ conda deactivate

(tf-gpu) C:\Users\Kosh> (tf-gpu) C:\Users\Kosh> (tf-gpu) C:\Users\Kosh>conda activate tf-2 Could not find conda environment: tf-2 You can list all discoverable environments with conda info --envs.

(tf-gpu) C:\Users\Kosh>conda activate tf

but when I try to import it in Spyder or in Python I get the same result:

import tensorflow as tf
Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<ipython-input-1-64156d691fe5>", line 1, in <module>
    import tensorflow as tf

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tensorflow'

Can somebody help me with this?

Answer 1

I have the same problem using Python 3.7 and Tensorflow 2.1.

I created the environment tf-2 using conda create -n tf-2 tensorflow pandas.

There is no error using command prompt, but Spyder didn't find the Tensorflow library.

I verified that the IPython window was showing Python 3.6.9 (base version), while the command prompt was returning 3.7 to this command:

python -c "import platform; print(platform.python_version())"

The reason were:

• the new environment didn't have Spyder installed;
• conda install Tensorflow 1.13 by default.

Then, I removed the environment tf2 and recreated it including the Python version and Spyder:

conda create -n tf2 python=3.6 spyder

Then, I installed tensorflow by pip.

conda activate tf2
pip install tensorflow

Answer 2

It worked for me:

1. Run the anaconda prompt as administrator.(right click-> run as administrator).

2. pip uninstall tensorflow.

3. Close anaconda prompt.

4. Again run anaconda prompt as administrator.

5. type: conda install tensorflow It will ask for some y / n Type y.

Now after all done, change your python interpreter's environment to anaconda environment where you installed tensorflow.

After that tensorflow imported successfully!