On Windows, running “import tensorflow” generates No module named “_pywrap_tensorflow” error

Question

On Windows, TensorFlow reports either or both of the following errors after executing an import tensorflow statement:

• No module named \"_pyw

Answer 1

Either error indicates that your system has not installed MSVCP140.DLL, which TensorFlow requires.

To fix this error:

1. Determine whether MSVCP140.DLL is in your %PATH% variable.
2. If MSVCP140.DLL is not in your %PATH%, install the Visual C++ 2015 redistributable (x64 version), which contains this DLL.