No Module Named '_pywrap_tensorflow_internal'

Question

While trying to validate the installation of tensorflow-gpu, I get an ImportError when trying to execute "import tensorflow as tf". I am using a Quadro K620 on Windows 7. Tensorflow was installed using pip.

The following is the stack trace:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users\aagarwal>python
Python 3.5.2 (v3.5.2:4def2a2901a5, Jun 25 2016, 22:18:55) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AM
D64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tensorflow as tf
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 18, in swig_import_hel
per
    return importlib.import_module(mname)
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\importlib\_
_init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 666, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 577, in module_from_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 906, in create_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 222, in _call_with_frames_removed
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 41, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 21, in <module>
    _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 20, in swig_import_hel
per
    return importlib.import_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal')
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\importlib\_
_init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
ImportError: No module named '_pywrap_tensorflow_internal'

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\__init__.py", line 24, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python import *
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\__init__.py", line 51, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 52, in <module>
    raise ImportError(msg)
ImportError: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 18, in swig_import_hel
per
    return importlib.import_module(mname)
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\importlib\_
_init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 986, in _gcd_import
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 969, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 958, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 666, in _load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 577, in module_from_spec
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>", line 906, in create_module
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 222, in _call_with_frames_removed
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 41, in <module>
    from tensorflow.python.pywrap_tensorflow_internal import *
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 21, in <module>
    _pywrap_tensorflow_internal = swig_import_helper()
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\site-packag
es\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow_internal.py", line 20, in swig_import_hel
per
    return importlib.import_module('_pywrap_tensorflow_internal')
  File "C:\Users\aagarwal\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35\lib\importlib\_
_init__.py", line 126, in import_module
    return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
ImportError: No module named '_pywrap_tensorflow_internal'


Failed to load the native TensorFlow runtime.

See https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_sources#common_installation_probl
ems

for some common reasons and solutions.  Include the entire stack trace
above this error message when asking for help.
>>>

I have looked at multiple other stack overflow posts which things like correcting the path but I have not been able to solve this issue.

Answer 1

I came across the same issue today, please switch to cuDNN v5.1 Library for Windows instead as @mickdelaney suggested and then try to

1. Check environment settings of CUDA, normally all the settings of CUDA had been added to Windows environment

2. Copy files in bin, lib and include of cuDNN to bin, lib and include of CUDA respectively. Normally the directory is C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA

And then you can import tensorflow and run your code. Good luck!