title: "DLL load failed" in Visual Studio Code when trying to open any Python library on Windows 10
body: <p>When running a basic python program such as a single line of code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get the response</p>
  
  <p>"DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found"</p>
  
  <p>I use Visual Studio Code on Windows 10 and am a beginner with Python. I run Python 3.7 and installed everything using Anaconda.</p>
  
  <p>I have added various system environment variables as proposed in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54063285/numpy-is-already-installed-with-anaconda-but-i-get-an-importerror-dll-load-fail">this answer</a>. I have verified that I can run the code in the Anaconda Powershell Prompt so there seems to be some problem between Visual Studio Code and Anaconda upon install. </p>
  
  <p>I have been reading <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/3330" rel="noreferrer">this discussion</a> which seems to relate to the problem but do not see that they offer a solution, merely that it is fixed.</p>
  
  <p>----------EDIT---------</p>
  
  <p>I was able to load the libraries in Spyder (see comments) so the issue is perhaps somehow related to Visual Studio Code.</p>