The following error may occur when you install NumPy or run Python code that uses the numpy module:
Original error was: No module named 'numpy.core._multiarray_umath'
This error usually occurs because of an outdated Python or NumPy version. The numpy.core._multiarray_umath may have failed to build from the source when you install NumPy.
To fix this error, try to install the latest version of NumPy and Python on your computer:
pip3 install numpy --upgrade
If you’re using other packages that depend on numpy, make sure you’re upgrading them to the latest versions.
Some packages that depend on numpy are: pandas, scikit-learn, scikit-image, tensorflow, scipy, and matplotlib.
There should be many more packages not listed above, so you need to check on your project and upgrade the modules that depend on numpy.
If you see pip outdated as well, you can upgrade pip with the following command:
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
# For Python 3:
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
And then use this command to upgrade all outdated packages:
pip freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1 | xargs -n1 pip install --upgrade
#For pip3:
pip3 freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1 | xargs -n1 pip3 install --upgrade
You can check the version of numpy installed on your computer by running the pip3 show numpy command:
$ pip3 show numpy
Name: numpy
Version: 1.22.3
Summary: NumPy is the fundamental package for array computing with Python.
Home-page: https://www.numpy.org
Author: Travis E. Oliphant et al.
Author-email:
...
Make sure you’re using NumPy version 1.22.x or above and see if the error disappears.