[FIXED] Why do I get an MKL error when running my python script on MacOS

Issue

I have a python script that was converted from an .ipynb notebook from Google Colab that I'm trying to run natively on my Mac running Big Sur.

When I try to run the script using python scriptname.py it gives me the following error:

NTEL MKL ERROR: dlopen(/Users/MyUser/opt/anaconda3/lib/libmkl_core.dylib, 9): image not found.
Intel MKL FATAL ERROR: Cannot load libmkl_core.dylib.

It occurs immediately after I try to import pandas.

I tried conda update numpy as suggested here but the problem persists.

I wondered if I didn't have pandas installed but I did pip install pandas and I got Requirement already satisfied for all 6 packages.

Any help would be appreciated.

Solution

I finally found a solution for this. numpy also gave me the same problem so I uninstalled it pip uninstall numpy and reinstalled it pip install numpy.

I suppose I'll have to do this with all packages as I use them, but perhaps pyenv will provide a useful solution to my problem if. ever get it working.

Answered By - Beth Long