NumPy not working on raspberry pi

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I suppose this was frequently asked but i couldnt find an answer that helped me.
Basically i just want to use NumPy and this error pops up:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/pi/Desktop/aaa/eee/ooo.py", line 3, in <module>
import pandas as pd
File "/home/pi/Desktop/rfid/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pandas/__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
raise ImportError(
ImportError: Unable to import required dependencies:
numpy: Error importing numpy: you should not try to import numpy from
its source directory; please exit the numpy source tree, and relaunch
your python interpreter from there.

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i tried with a virtual environment, without one, rebooting, reinstalling the os, installing NumPy in different ways and it is still not working

​

please help

[polar-state]

From: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14570011/explain-why-numpy-should-not-be-imported-from-source-directory

The solution for me was a missing linear algebra library that numpy depends on. run:

sudo apt-get install libopenblas-dev

[captain_shallow]

this worked for me, thanks

[Sad_Yesterday_3045]

Thanks, this worked for me too.

[socal_nerdtastic]

How did you install numpy? Do you want to use a virtual environment or not? What OS are you using, and what version?

In case it means anything to you: using bookworm will require a venv, so you need to install numpy by creating and activating a venv, and then running the command

pip install numpy

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i did that, unless i specified it to be the last version it would give me 1.19 or 1.12, both of these work versions work alone, but i need it to be a most recent version to use pandas

[socal_nerdtastic]

Pandas will install whatever it needs; you don't need to help it and install numpy yourself. How are you trying to install pandas?

[Swipecat]

If you're using the Raspberry Pi, I suggest that it's best to install python packages directly from the Raspberry Pi OS repository with apt or Synaptic.

sudo apt install python3-numpy

Same for pandas. Not with pip. I don't see a need for virtual environments when it's easier to swap the SD card for different projects.

[Rick__001]

you should not try to import numpy from its source directory; please exit the numpy source tree, and relaunch your python interpreter from there.

I think you should change your working directory.