Cannot import gdal in jupyter notebook

[Abdul Haseeb Azizi]

On Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 9:51:22 AM UTC+2, Abdul Haseeb Azizi wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 10:29:34 PM UTC+2, MRAB wrote: 
> > On 2022-10-11 20:38, Thomas Passin wrote: 
> > > On Windows, when I tried to install gdal using pip, it needed to compile 
> > > part of it. I'm not set up with the Microsoft compiler and header 
> > > files, so that failed. If you are on Windows, you will need to look for 
> > > a binary wheel to install, or install and configure the compiler and 
> > > header files. 
> > > 
> > The PyPI page at https://pypi.org/project/GDAL/ has this: 
> > 
> > """ 
> > Conda 
> > GDAL can be quite complex to build and install, particularly on Windows 
> > and MacOS. Pre built binaries are provided for the conda system: 
> > 
> > https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/ 
> > 
> > By the conda-forge project: 
> > 
> > https://conda-forge.org/ 
> > """ 
> > 
> > > On 10/11/2022 11:53 AM, Abdul Haseeb Azizi wrote: 
> > >> Hi everyone, 
> > >> I am new to python and I am trying to utilize this code "from osgeo import gdal". I installed python 3.10 and also I installed anaconda3 to solve this matter but I could not succeed. When I run that code I get the following error. 
> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > >> ModuleNotFoundError Traceback (most recent call last) 
> > >> Cell In [1], line 1 
> > >> ----> 1 from osgeo import gdal 
> > >> 
> > >> ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'osgeo' 
> > >> 
> > >> I also tried to create anaconda environment and enter the following codes: 
> > >> conda crate --name pygdal 
> > >> conda activate pygdal 
> > >> conda install -c conda-forge gdal 
> > >> 
> > >> I don't what is the problem. Any help is appreciated to solve this matter. 
> > >> Looking forward to hear from you. 
> > >> 
> > >> with regards 
> > >> Abdul 
> > >
> Thanks a lot for your recommendations. 
> As I mentioned before I installed conda and also created conda environment using the following codes: 
> Step 1: Create conda environment 
> 
> conda create --name venv 
> 
> After creating the virtual environment, by default it will install some of the packages. 
> Step 2: Installation of gdal
> conda install -c conda-forge gdal
> Step 3: Installation of ipykernel 
> 
> conda install -c anaconda ipykernel 
> 
> Step 4: Add ipykernel and run jupyternotebook 
> 
> python -m ipykernel install --user --name=venv 
> jupyter notebook 
> 
> 
> still I get the following error: 
> 
> %pip install gdal 
> 
> Requirement already satisfied: gdal in c:\users\abdul\anaconda3\lib\site-packages (3.4.1) 
> Note: you may need to restart the kernel to use updated packages. 
> 
> from osgeo import gdal 
> 
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ImportError Traceback (most recent call last) 
> File ~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py:29, in swig_import_helper() 
> 28 try: 
> ---> 29 return importlib.import_module(mname) 
> 30 except ImportError: 
> 
> File ~\anaconda3\lib\importlib\__init__.py:127, in import_module(name, package) 
> 126 level += 1 
> --> 127 return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1030, in _gcd_import(name, package, level) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1007, in _find_and_load(name, import_) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:986, in _find_and_load_unlocked(name, import_) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:666, in _load_unlocked(spec) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:565, in module_from_spec(spec) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>:1173, in create_module(self, spec) 
> 
> File <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:228, in _call_with_frames_removed(f, *args, **kwds) 
> 
> ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _gdal: The specified module could not be found. 
> 
> During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: 
> 
> ImportError Traceback (most recent call last) 
> Input In [1], in <cell line: 1>()
> ----> 1 from osgeo import gdal
> File ~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py:45, in <module> 
> 41 raise ImportError(traceback_string + '\n' + msg) 
> 42 return importlib.import_module('_gdal') 
> ---> 45 _gdal = swig_import_helper() 
> 46 del swig_import_helper 
> 48 __version__ = _gdal.__version__ = _gdal.VersionInfo("RELEASE_NAME") 
> 
> File ~\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py:41, in swig_import_helper() 
> 39 import traceback 
> 40 traceback_string = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())) 
> ---> 41 raise ImportError(traceback_string + '\n' + msg) 
> 42 return importlib.import_module('_gdal') 
> 
> ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last): 
> File "C:\Users\abdul\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py", line 29, in swig_import_helper 
> return importlib.import_module(mname) 
> File "C:\Users\abdul\anaconda3\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 127, in import_module 
> return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level) 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1030, in _gcd_import 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1007, in _find_and_load 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _find_and_load_unlocked 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 666, in _load_unlocked 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 565, in module_from_spec 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 1173, in create_module 
> File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 228, in _call_with_frames_removed 
> ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _gdal: The specified module could not be found. 
> 
> On Windows, with Python >= 3.8, DLLs are no longer imported from the PATH. 
> If gdalXXX.dll is in the PATH, then set the USE_PATH_FOR_GDAL_PYTHON=YES environment variable 
> to feed the PATH into os.add_dll_directory(). 
> 
> I hope you could look at the errors and guide me to solve this problem. 
> 
> with regards 
> Abdul
Hi all,
I followed the instructions given in the following link and I could install gdal and it works perfectly now.
In  case this might be of use for anyone of you.
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-install-gdal-in-PyCharm

thanks