numpy not working any more

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On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 5:23:29 PM UTC+1, Poul Riis wrote:
> Den tirsdag den 15. august 2017 kl. 07.29.05 UTC+2 skrev dieter:
> > Poul Riis writes:
> > > ...
> > > For some time I have been using python 3.6.0 on a windows computer.
> > > Suddenly, my numpy does not work any more.
> > > This one-liner program:
> > > import numpy as np
> > > results in the long error message below.
> > > ...
> > > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >   File "C:\Users\pr\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
> > >     from . import multiarray
> > > ImportError: DLL load failed: Den angivne procedure blev ikke fundet.
> > 
> > Apparently, the module "multiarry" is implemented in a separate
> > DLL (= "Dynamically Loaded Library") and loading this DLL failed.
> > 
> > There can be several reasons for such a failure, among others:
> > 
> >  * the DLL is missing
> > 
> >  * the DLL is corrupted
> > 
> >  * the DLL depends on something which is missing or corrupted
> > 
> >  * there is a version mismatch (e.g. between the DLL and the Python
> >    trying to load it)
> > 
> > 
> > An initial step could be to try to reinstall "numpy" and
> > see whether the problem goes away.
> 
> I have reinstalled numpy several times - doesn't help.

The short answer is you need to upgrade Python, not numpy.

For the long answer please see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44537131/numpy-library-importerror-dll-load-failed-the-specified-procedure-could-not-be which in turn refers to https://bugs.python.org/issue29943.

Kindest regards.

Mark Lawrence.