ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found

Question

I have installed Python 2.5.4, Numpy 1.5.0 win32, Matplotlib 1.0.0 win32, pywin32 218. Still not able to plot graphs in Python. Here is the error I am getting :

      import pylab    File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\pylab.py", line 1, in <module>       from matplotlib.pylab import *    File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pylab.py", line 216, in <module>       from matplotlib import mpl  # pulls in most modules    File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mpl.py", line 1, in <module>       from matplotlib import artist    File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\artist.py", line 6, in <module>       from transforms import Bbox, IdentityTransform, TransformedBbox, TransformedPath    File "C:\Python25\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\transforms.py", line 34, in <module>       from matplotlib._path import affine_transform ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found. 

Please kindly help..

Answer 1

(I found this answer from a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmvRF7koJ5E)

1. Download msvcp71.dll and msvcr71.dll from the web.

2. Save them to your C:\Windows\System32 folder.

3. Save them to your C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder as well (if you have a 64-bit operating system).

Now try running your code file in Python and it will load the graph in couple of seconds.