# ImportError: DLL load failed while importing \_C: Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden./The specified module can not be found **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 7, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/importerror-dll-load-failed-while-importing-c-das-angegebene-modul-wurde-nicht-gefunden-the-specified-module-can-not-be-found/217569 "2025-03-07T19:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nimajneb](https://discuss.pytorch.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@nimajneb](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/nimajneb)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/importerror-dll-load-failed-while-importing-c-das-angegebene-modul-wurde-nicht-gefunden-the-specified-module-can-not-be-found/217569/1 "2025-03-07T19:08:46Z")
Hi everyone, Ive just installed torch and torchvision on my anaconda shell: # packages in environment at C:\Users\benja\anaconda3: # # Name Version Build Channel pytorch 2.5.1 py3.11\_cpu\_0 pytorch pytorch-mutex 1.0 cpu pytorch # packages in environment at C:\Users\benja\anaconda3: # # Name Version Build Channel torchvision 0.20.1 py311\_cpu pytorch However, when I am trying import torch and torchvision, the following message is displayed: * * * ImportError Traceback (most recent call last) Cell In[7], line 3 1 import inspect 2 import torch ----\> 3 import torchvision 4 from torch import nn 5 from torch import optim File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torchvision\__init_\_.py:9 5 import torch 7 # Don’t re-order these, we need to load the \_C extension (done when importing 8 # .extensions) before entering \_meta\_registrations. ----\> 9 from .extension import \_HAS\_OPS # usort:skip 10 from torchvision import \_meta\_registrations, datasets, io, models, ops, transforms, utils # usort:skip 12 try: File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torchvision\extension.py:6 2 import sys 4 import torch ----\> 6 from .\_internally\_replaced\_utils import \_get\_extension\_path 9 \_HAS\_OPS = False 12 def \_has\_ops(): File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torchvision\_internally\_replaced\_utils.py:4 1 import importlib.machinery 2 import os ----\> 4 from torch.hub import \_get\_torch\_home 7 \_HOME = os.path.join(\_get\_torch\_home(), “datasets”, “vision”) 8 \_USE\_SHARDED\_DATASETS = False File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torch\hub.py:22 19 from urllib.request import Request, urlopen 21 import torch —\> 22 from torch.serialization import MAP\_LOCATION 25 class \_Faketqdm: # type: ignore[no-redef] 26 def **init** (self, total=None, disable=False, unit=None, \*args, \*\*kwargs): File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torch\serialization.py:35 33 import torch 34 import torch.\_weights\_only\_unpickler as \_weights\_only\_unpickler —\> 35 from torch.\_sources import get\_source\_lines\_and\_file 36 from torch.\_utils import \_import\_dotted\_name 37 from torch.storage import \_get\_dtype\_from\_pickle\_storage\_type File ~\anaconda3\Lib\site-packages\torch\_sources.py:8 5 from textwrap import dedent 6 from typing import Any, List, NamedTuple, Optional, Tuple ----\> 8 from torch.\_C import ErrorReport 9 from torch.\_C.\_jit\_tree\_views import SourceRangeFactory 12 def get\_source\_lines\_and\_file( 13 obj: Any, 14 error\_msg: Optional[str] = None, 15 ) → Tuple[List[str], int, Optional[str]]: ImportError: DLL load failed while importing \_C: Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden. How to solve this issue? ---
**Author:** ![ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/user_avatar/discuss.pytorch.org/ptrblck/32/1823_2.png) [@ptrblck](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/ptrblck)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/importerror-dll-load-failed-while-importing-c-das-angegebene-modul-wurde-nicht-gefunden-the-specified-module-can-not-be-found/217569/2 "2025-03-07T19:19:44Z")
Not reproducible by installing `2.5.1+cpu` from `conda`: ```python conda install pytorch==2.5.1 torchvision==0.20.1 torchaudio==2.5.1 cpuonly -c pytorch ... The following packages will be downloaded: package | build ---------------------------|----------------- brotli-python-1.0.9 | py311h6a678d5_9 356 KB certifi-2025.1.31 | py311h06a4308_0 163 KB filelock-3.13.1 | py311h06a4308_0 24 KB gmpy2-2.2.1 | py311h5eee18b_0 248 KB idna-3.7 | py311h06a4308_0 133 KB jinja2-3.1.5 | py311h06a4308_0 358 KB markupsafe-3.0.2 | py311h5eee18b_0 27 KB mkl-service-2.4.0 | py311h5eee18b_2 69 KB mkl_fft-1.3.11 | py311h5eee18b_0 207 KB mkl_random-1.2.8 | py311ha02d727_0 328 KB mpmath-1.3.0 | py311h06a4308_0 1.0 MB networkx-3.4.2 | py311h06a4308_0 3.1 MB numpy-2.0.1 | py311h08b1b3b_1 11 KB numpy-base-2.0.1 | py311hf175353_1 9.1 MB pillow-11.1.0 | py311hcea889d_0 973 KB pysocks-1.7.1 | py311h06a4308_0 35 KB pytorch-2.5.1 | py3.11_cpu_0 92.0 MB pytorch pyyaml-6.0.2 | py311h5eee18b_0 223 KB requests-2.32.3 | py311h06a4308_1 126 KB sympy-1.13.3 | py311h06a4308_1 15.4 MB torchaudio-2.5.1 | py311_cpu 5.1 MB pytorch torchvision-0.20.1 | py311_cpu 7.1 MB pytorch typing_extensions-4.12.2 | py311h06a4308_0 81 KB urllib3-2.3.0 | py311h06a4308_0 241 KB ------------------------------------------------------------ Total: 136.4 MB ``` ```python >>> import torch >>> import torchvision >>> torch. __version__ '2.5.1' >>> torchvision. __version__ '0.20.1' ``` ---
**Author:** ![nimajneb](https://discuss.pytorch.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@nimajneb](https://discuss.pytorch.org/u/nimajneb)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://discuss.pytorch.org/t/importerror-dll-load-failed-while-importing-c-das-angegebene-modul-wurde-nicht-gefunden-the-specified-module-can-not-be-found/217569/3 "2025-03-07T19:41:26Z")
> [@ptrblck](#): > > `import torch ` to clarify, I am working on jupyter with Python 3.11.7. When am trying to import, the kernel dies.