Error importing numpy from Anaconda, using conda (DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found)

Question

When I use Anaconda, importing numpy gives me the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File \"\", line 1, in          


        

Answer 1

Very clear discussion of what went wrong can be found in the bug-report on GitHub:

https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/7833

Summarized, using PyCharm with an unactivated environment is unsupported. So either use anaconda prompt, activate your environment and launch PyCharm from there, or re-install anaconda/mini-conda with the option "add-to-path" checked