title: How to get numpy working properly in Anaconda Python 3.7.6
body: <p>I am trying to use NumPy in Python. I have just installed Anaconda Python 3.7, and that all seemed to go smoothly. However, I cannot import numpy(using the line <code>import numpy</code>). When I do, I get the following  error:</p>
  <pre><code>    C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py:140: UserWarning: mkl-service package failed to import, therefore Intel(R) MKL initialization ensuring its correct out-of-the box operation under condition when Gnu OpenMP had already been loaded by Python process is not assured. Please install mkl-service package, see http://github.com/IntelPython/mkl-service
    from . import _distributor_init
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\__init__.py&quot;, line 24, in &lt;module&gt;
      from . import multiarray
    File &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\multiarray.py&quot;, line 14, in &lt;module&gt;
      from . import overrides
    File &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\overrides.py&quot;, line 7, in &lt;module&gt;
      from numpy.core._multiarray_umath import (
  ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
  
  During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File &quot;&lt;stdin&gt;&quot;, line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
    File &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py&quot;, line 142, in &lt;module&gt;
      from . import core
    File &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\lib\site-packages\numpy\core\__init__.py&quot;, line 54, in &lt;module&gt;
      raise ImportError(msg)
  ImportError:
  
  IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE!
  
  Importing the numpy c-extensions failed.
  - Try uninstalling and reinstalling numpy.
  - If you have already done that, then:
    1. Check that you expected to use Python3.7 from &quot;C:\Users\jsmith\anaconda3\python.exe&quot;,
       and that you have no directories in your PATH or PYTHONPATH that can
       interfere with the Python and numpy version &quot;1.18.1&quot; you're trying to use.
    2. If (1) looks fine, you can open a new issue at
       https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues.  Please include details on:
       - how you installed Python
       - how you installed numpy
       - your operating system
       - whether or not you have multiple versions of Python installed
       - if you built from source, your compiler versions and ideally a build log
  
  - If you're working with a numpy git repository, try `git clean -xdf`
    (removes all files not under version control) and rebuild numpy.
  
  Note: this error has many possible causes, so please don't comment on
  an existing issue about this - open a new one instead.
  
  Original error was: 
      DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
  </code></pre>
  <p>I can see it in the Enviorments tab of Anaconda Navigator, and when I try to use it in Eclipse(Pydev) it shows up under forced builtins. I took a look at my PYTHONPATH, and both my enviorment in Eclipse and my base python directory (jsmith/anaconda3) are in it. I have tried importing other libraries I see under forced builtins,and those work fine, yet numpy seems to be the only one with issues. Calling <code>pip install numpy</code> tells me it is already installed with version 1.18.1.  I looked at <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34343685/trouble-creating-a-conda-enviroment-with-numpy-10-1-2">this</a> stack overflow page, and ran the first command in the answer(<code>conda create -n test numpy python=3.7 --no-default-packages</code>) in anaconda prompt. This worked, and then I realized the test was specific to the question, and tried base instead, and got this error:</p>
  <pre><code>CondaValueError: The target prefix is the base prefix. Aborting.
  </code></pre>
  <p>However calling <code>conda activate base</code> did nothing.</p>