keras plot_model tells me to install pydot

Question

I\'m using python 3.6.3 on a windows 10 machine. I installed pydot and graphviz using pip install via:

    py -m pip install pydot
    py -m pip install grap         


        

Answer 1

Just to complete the @dataLeo 's solution, Python 3 users can use pydotplus package instead of pydot-ng package. To summarize:

1. install pydot+graphviz and pydotplus by commands "conda install pydot" and "conda install -c conda-forge pydotplus".
2. Go to the vis_utils.py file and change line 11 from import pydot to import pydotplus as pydot.

PS: You can locate the vis_utils.py file by checking help for plot_model command in ipython console, i.e. after from keras.utils import plot_model, type ??plot_model in ipython console.

Tested on Windows 10-64 bit with Anaconda python-3.6