Matplotlib’s compiled components (like ft2font ) rely on the . If these system files are missing or outdated, Windows won't be able to load the DLL, even if Matplotlib is installed perfectly.
If this works, your original environment had conflicting DLLs. Matplotlib’s compiled components (like ft2font ) rely on
ft2font.pyd is compiled with Microsoft Visual C++. If the runtime DLLs (especially VCRUNTIME140.dll and MSVCP140.dll ) are missing or outdated, Windows cannot load any compiled Python module. Matplotlib’s compiled components (like ft2font ) rely on
Then ensure you download wheels from PyPI matching that architecture. Uninstall and reinstall Matplotlib without any architecture flags. Matplotlib’s compiled components (like ft2font ) rely on
Open a command prompt or terminal and run:
To fix the problem, we first need to understand the components involved: