python 2.7 module pandas not installing "cannot import name hashtable"

Question

I tried looking for an answer to this around the forum/google, but I can't find anything. My issue is this (from python console):

>>> import pandas
cannot import name hashtable
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pandas\__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
    from . import hashtable, tslib, lib
ImportError: cannot import name hashtable //also can't import name NaT somtimes

I ran the windows 1-click installer prior to attempting the import. I'm running everything 32-bit. The pandas installer is for python 2.7.

Here's a list of modules that I have correctly imported into Python.

1. setuptools
2. pip
3. mox
4. dateutil
5. six
6. numpy
7. SQLAlchemy

I'm on windows 7.

I also have anaconda installed, but that was really just a "hail mary" after I tried everything else. My end goal is to install the ultra-finance module. However, it seems to require pandas, hence me being stuck.

I'm a python noob, so please don't assume I know anything. Thanks.

EDIT: please let me know if I can provide any extra information.

Answer 1

The recommended way to install pandas is via pip:

pip install pandas

This hashtables error arises from the cython files not being built. This error message will be more informative from 0.11.1.

Answer 2

Try running your code in Spyder (Anaconda -> Spyder). It worked for me.