“import torch” giving error “from torch._C import *, DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found”

Question

I am currently using Python 3.5.5 on Anaconda and I am unable to import torch. It is giving me the following error in Spyder:

Python 3.5.5 |Anaconda, Inc.|          


        

Answer 1

I had the same issue with running torch installed with pure pip and solved it by switching to conda. Following steps:

1. uninstall python 3.6 from python.org (if exists)
2. install miniconda
3. install torch in conda ("conda install pytorch -c pytorch")

Issue with pip installation:

import torch
  File "C:\Program Files\Python35\lib\site-packages\torch\__init__.py", line 78, in 
    from torch._C import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

After switching to conda it works fine. I believe the issue was resolved by conda through installing the vs_redist 2017

vs2017_runtime 15.4.27004.2010 peterjc123

But I have tried it w/o conda and it did not help. Could not find how to check (and tweak) Python's vs_redist.