title: Python packages (numpy/pandas/etc) in Visual Studio 2017 on Windows
body: <p>I've just installed Visual Studio Community with the workloads for Python and Data Science.</p>
  
  <p>I create a new Regression project from the Python\Machine Learning template.</p>
  
  <p>The first few lines are:</p>
  
  <pre><code>from pandas import read_table
  import numpy as np
  import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>First I get the errors: <code>No module named xxx</code> or <code>Missing required dependencies [xxx]</code>, for pandas or numpy, or scikitlearn or scipy.</p>
  
  <p>I would have expected these to be installed as part of the Visual Studio workloads, and indeed they seem to be in the <code>Anaconda3\Lib\sitpackages</code> folder, if that's where they should be. But I tried installing them anyway from the Python Environments window in VS. </p>
  
  <p>If I'm lucky, then I get past the above error to this one: <code>Importing the multiarray numpy extension module failed.</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Anyone got any pointers for setting this up?</p>