MXNet installation fails on python in windows 8.1 with platform.architecture == ('WindowsPE','64bit')

Question

On python3 the error stack is:

>>> import mxnet
Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "", line 1, in 
    File "C:\Python36\lib\site-packages\mxnet\__init__.py", line 24, in 
        from .context import Context, current_context, cpu, gpu, cpu_pinned
    File "C:\Python36\lib\site-packages\mxnet\context.py", line 24, in 
        from .base import classproperty, with_metaclass, _MXClassPropertyMetaClass
    File "C:\Python36\lib\site-packages\mxnet\base.py", line 214, in 
        _LIB = _load_lib()
    File "C:\Python36\lib\site-packages\mxnet\base.py", line 205, in _load_lib
        lib = ctypes.CDLL(lib_path[0], ctypes.RTLD_LOCAL)
    File "C:\Python36\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 344, in __init__
        self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 03 '18 at 11:22

Solution:

Uninstall MXNet:
```
pip uninstall mxnet
```
(or the version you've installed)
Download Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145
Install again:
```
pip install mxnet
```
(or the version you want)

MXNet installation fails on python in windows 8.1 with platform.architecture == ('WindowsPE','64bit')

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