“RuntimeError: Make sure the Graphviz executables are on your system's path” after installing Graphviz 2.38

Question

I downloaded Graphviz 2.38 MSI version and installed under folder C:\\Python34, then I run pip install Graphviz, everything went well.

Answer 1

Step 1: Install Graphviz binary

Windows:

1. Download Graphviz from http://www.graphviz.org/download/
2. Add below to PATH environment variable (mention the installed graphviz version):
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz2.38\bin
   • C:\Program Files (x86)\Graphviz2.38\bin\dot.exe
3. Close any opened Juypter notebook and the command prompt
4. Restart Jupyter / cmd prompt and test

Linux:

1. sudo apt-get update
2. sudo apt-get install graphviz
3. or build it manually from http://www.graphviz.org/download/

Step 2: Install graphviz module for python

pip:

• pip install graphviz

conda:

• conda install graphviz

Answer 2

import os
os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + 'D:/Program Files (x86)/Graphviz2.38/bin/'

In windows just add these 2 lines in the beginning, where 'D:/Program Files (x86)/Graphviz2.38/bin/' is replaced by the address of where your bin file is.

That solves the problem.

Answer 3

This one solved the problem for me on MAC:

  brew install graphviz

Answer 4

First, you should use pip install, and then download another package in http://www.graphviz.org/Download_windows.php and add the install location into the environmental path, then it works.

Answer 5

#Write this on anaconda prompt in admin mode
conda install -c anaconda graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/broken python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf201901 python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf202003 python-graphviz

#check dot -v in window's cmd prompt
C:\WINDOWS\system32>dot -V
dot - graphviz version 2.38.0 (20140413.2041)
(this means graphviz installed successfully)

#Add path to sys and user eve variables
PATH
C:\Anaconda3\pkgs\graphviz-2.38-hfd603c8_2\Library\bin
(search bin folder of graphviz and then copy n paste path in env variables)

#Re-run all cmds in jyupter notebook
#if error occurs (less chances)
#then 
#Restart anaconda and again run all cmds in jyupter notebook
eg.
import graphviz as gp
with open("tree.dot") as f:
    dot_read=f.read()
display(gp.Source(dot_read))

Answer 6

try typing the following code in anaconda prompt one by one.

this worked for me.

Source: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/python-graphviz

conda install -c conda-forge python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/broken python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf201901 python-graphviz
conda install -c conda-forge/label/cf202003 python-graphviz