tensorflow import error 1037

Question

Let me say this right in the very beginning, I am new to this and I have no idea what is to be done.

I am using Ubuntu 19.04. And I am positive I have all the prerequisites for tensorflow installed.

I tried two different ways of installing tensorflow, one that was on the official website, and the other using conda.

Either-way, when I use

import tensorflow as tf

in the virtual environment, I get the following exact error:

import-im6.q16: not authorized `tf' @ error/constitute.c/WriteImage/1037.

I searched a lot and I tried but there's no question I can find with this error code. Help is really appreciated.

Answer 1

You have to invoke python from your shell before the import statement.

$ python

then,

>>> import tensorflow as tf

Answer 2

Type python3 first to start the python3 interpreter in interactive mode, then import tensorflow.

If import tensorflow as tf is in a script either add the shebang #!/usr/bin/env python3 at the beginning of your script or run the script as python3 script.py