ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed

Question

I installed TensorFlow with CPU support with CUDA Toolkit v9.0 and cuDNNv7.1 and Python 3.6 in Conda enviroment.

I followed the instructions described in TensorFlow website, and when I tried:

import tensorflow as tf

I got this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in <module>
        from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 18, in <module>
        _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 17, in swig_import_helper
        return importlib.import_module(mname)
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
        return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
    ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
    
    During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
    
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\__init__.py", line 24, in <module>
        from tensorflow.python import *  # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
        from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 74, in <module>
        raise ImportError(msg)
    ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 58, in <module>
        from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 18, in <module>
        _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 17, in swig_import_helper
        return importlib.import_module(mname)
      File "C:\Users\31121\AppData\Local\conda\conda\envs\tensorflow_gpu\lib\importlib\__init__.py", line 126, in import_module
        return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
    ImportError: DLL load failed: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
    
    
    Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.

Did I miss something?

Answer 1

I have found solution for this it might be that your cpu doesnt support AVX so I install tensorflow from this custommade repository found on github link is here

https://github.com/fo40225/tensorflow-windows-wheel

I selected 1.12.0 for py 37 in that folder select py36 folder and cpu folder and download the file within sse2

cpu which doesn support download sse2 whl

Answer 2

you get the problem when used pip not conda

the best answer is (it's work 100%):

type following command: if already install TensorFlow you should reinstall it by the following command:

 pip uninstall TensorFlow

if not, install it by the following command :

 conda install TensorFlow

I get this solution from this link below :

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/23683#issuecomment-513788003

thank's @sdmars Tamiris Crepalde she is helping me to get the solution:

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Answer 3

Here is a simple solution (no conda, no gpu/cpu staff)

Uninstall any version of tensorflow you have already installed.

pip uninstall tensorflow

install tensorflow 1.15

pip install tensorflow==1.15

run python

then try import tensorflow