import matplotlib._png as _png Import: Error: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found

Question

I use the Anaconda Python distribution: Python 2.7 x64 with Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.

When I do import matplotlib.pyplot I get ImportError: DLL load

Answer 1

I met the same error prompt. At last I found that I open the jupyter notebook in a different enviroment, not the enviroment that I used before. It means the module is not in your directory of your jupter noetbook enviroment. So I just open jupyter notebook in the original enviroment, the problem solved.