ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _msprime: The specified module could not be found.

[JaneeshBansal]

Hi,

I am trying to install msprime on my laptop, but whenever I try to run code, which produces an SVG, I receive this error ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _msprime: The specified module could not be found.

I have a windows laptop and have been using conda to install the package.

Could I please have help with the installation?

Thank you
Janeesh

[jeromekelleher]

Hi @JaneeshBansal 👋

I think this may be because you're installing msprime into the root environment, which (I don't understand why) isn't a good idea with conda. See this thread for more info.

[JaneeshBansal]

Hi @jeromekelleher

Thanks for the reply

I have managed to solve the DLL issue with the thread you sent! The code runs but the SVG image is not produced. I have just been using the quick start code shown below.

Janeesh

[jeromekelleher]

Great!

This code is intended to run in a Jupyter notebook - you'd need to save it to a file if you're running it in a console. Something like

ts.draw_svg(path="trees.svg")

[JaneeshBansal]

Thank you it works!