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

TensorFlow requires MSVCP140.DLL, which may not be installed on your system. To solve it open the terminal en type or paste this link:

C:\> pip install --upgrade https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/windows/cpu/tensorflow-1.0.0-cp35-cp35m-win_amd64.whl 

Note this is to install the CPU-only version of TensorFlow.