Getting kernel error while trying to open Jupyter notebook or Spyder

Question

While opening Jupyter notebook or Spyder, I am continuously getting 'kernel error' notification.

Tried to reinstall anaconda3, ipython, kernel but the issue stays. I had downloaded Python 3.7 in Windows 10 system.

I am getting the below error in log.

"> Traceback (most recent call last): File "> "C:\Users\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\site‑packages\spyder\plugins\ipytho"nconsole.py",

line 1572, in create_kernel_manager_and_kernel_client kernel_manager.start_kernel(stderr=stderr_handle) File "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site‑packages\jupyter_client\manager.py", line 240, in start_kernel self.write_connection_file() File "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site‑packages\jupyter_client\connect.py", line 476, in write_connection_file kernel_name=self.kernel_name File "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site‑packages\jupyter_client\connect.py", line 141, in write_connection_file with secure_write(fname) as f: File "C:\Users\AppData\Local\Continuum\anaconda3\lib\contextlib.py", line 112, in enter return next(self.gen) File "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site‑packages\jupyter_core\paths.py", line 404, in secure_write win32_restrict_file_to_user(fname) File "C:\Users\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\site‑packages\jupyter_core\paths.py", line 359, in win32_restrict_file_to_user import win32api ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.

Answer 1

pip install pywin32 -U

Should do the trick

Answer 2

Its basically system compatible issues with python/Jupiter.

Please locate the file pywin32_postinstall.py in your python installed path

Example

C:\Users\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts>

And navigate to the path and run the file/command pywin32_postinstall.py -install