title: Error when loading matplotlib in Anaconda
body: <p>Below is what happens when I try to "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt" using Anaconda Python. Any help will be greatly appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Charles</p>
  
  <p>--------------Here is what I tried-------------</p>
  
  <p>I have: C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda;C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\Scripts
  in my path. and I did:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\&gt;conda update conda -f
  Fetching package metadata: ....
  Solving package specifications: ..............
  Package plan for installation in environment C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda:
  
  The following packages will be downloaded:
  
          package                    |            build
          ---------------------------|-----------------
          conda-4.0.5                |           py27_0         228 KB
  
      The following packages will be UPDATED:
  
          conda: 3.18.9-py27_0 --&gt; 4.0.5-py27_0
  
      Proceed ([y]/n)? y
  
      Fetching packages ...
      conda-4.0.5-py 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00 430.59 kB/s
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Extracting packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Unlinking packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Linking packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
  
      C:\&gt;conda update anaconda -f
      Fetching package metadata: ....
      Solving package specifications: .........
  
      Package plan for installation in environment C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda:
  
      The following packages will be downloaded:
  
          package                    |            build
          ---------------------------|-----------------
          anaconda-4.0.0             |      np110py27_0          16 KB
  
      The following packages will be UPDATED:
  
          anaconda: 2.4.1-np110py27_0 --&gt; 4.0.0-np110py27_0
  
      Proceed ([y]/n)? y
  
      Fetching packages ...
      anaconda-4.0.0 100% |###############################| Time: 0:00:00   2.35 MB/s
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Extracting packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Unlinking packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
      Linking packages ...
      [      COMPLETE      ]|##################################################| 100%
  
      C:\&gt;python
      Python 2.7.10 |Anaconda 4.0.0 (64-bit)| (default, May 28 2015, 16:44:52) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
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      &gt;&gt;&gt; import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\pyplot.py", line 29, in &lt;module&gt;
          import matplotlib.colorbar
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\colorbar.py", line 34, in &lt;module&gt;
          import matplotlib.collections as collections
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\collections.py", line 27, in &lt;module&gt;
          import matplotlib.backend_bases as backend_bases
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backend_bases.py", line 62, in &lt;module&gt;
          import matplotlib.textpath as textpath
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\textpath.py", line 18, in &lt;module&gt;
          from matplotlib.mathtext import MathTextParser
        File "C:\Users\Charles\Anaconda\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\mathtext.py", line 60, in &lt;module&gt;
          import matplotlib._png as _png
      ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
      &gt;&gt;&gt;
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