Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement tensorflow

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I installed the latest version of Python (3.6.4 64-bit) and the latest version of PyCharm (2017.3.3 64-bit). Then I installed some modules in PyCharm (Numpy, Pandas, etc), but when I tried installing Tensorflow it didn't install, and I got the error message:

Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement TensorFlow (from versions: ) No matching distribution found for TensorFlow.

Then I tried installing TensorFlow from the command prompt and I got the same error message. I did however successfully install tflearn.

I also installed Python 2.7, but I got the same error message again. I googled the error and tried some of the things which were suggested to other people, but nothing worked (this included installing Flask).

How can I install Tensorflow? Thanks.

Try The process I have answered. I am assuming you already have Pip and Configured python in the ecosystem — TheTechGuy, Feb 10 '18 at 13:15
@TheTechGuy I am not just asking how to install a module. I need help solving this error I am getting. — Martin W, Feb 10 '18 at 14:51
I am on Windows 10 with python 3.8.0 installed. Getting the same error message. — TiredOfProgramming, Dec 02 '19 at 21:00
If you are on Apple Silicon with M1 chip or higher you need to install Tensorflow differently than how is outlined on the site currently. Instructions here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/73665921/2057171 — Albert Renshaw, Sep 09 '22 at 17:58
I am on windows 10, python 3.11.1 and am getting the same error message. I have a 64-bit system and am getting this same error. — Gerald, Jan 12 '23 at 04:09
Python 3.11.0 and Windows-10 try to install in a virtual environment ....but it is showing same error. — baponkar, Jan 27 '23 at 07:19

score 253 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 15 '22 at 17:35

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The latest requirements for running TensorFlow are documented in the installation documentation.

TensorFlow only supports 64-bit Python
TensorFlow only supports certain versions of Python (for example, Python 3.6 is not supported)

So, if you're using an out-of-range version of Python (older or newer) or a 32-bit version, then you'll need to use a different version.

edited Aug 15 '22 at 17:35

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answered Aug 13 '18 at 23:44

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Could you please provide some references of where you have retrieved this information / date ? – Marco D.G. Aug 28 '18 at 15:39
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on the official site, they still refer both 3.5.x and 3.6.x https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_windows – Jirka Aug 28 '18 at 16:30
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v3.6.8 raises the same exception – AER Feb 11 '19 at 05:21
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Python v3.6.8 does not raise the exception for me; v3.7 did – Pro Q Aug 19 '19 at 19:33
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@AER, I had this problem as well. I was running py3.6.8 32 bit... but tensorflow only works with 64 bit – ColinMac Oct 16 '19 at 19:05
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As of 2020-03-20 the same, but just for the next version: Python is at 3.8, but tensorflow does only supports 3.7 – debuglevel Mar 20 '20 at 22:13
Still true as of December 2020 -- downgrade to 3.8 and enjoy – AdrienW Dec 21 '20 at 14:31
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Could you please add to your prominent answer that officially "TensorFlow 2 packages require a pip version >19.0", thus in many cases `python -m pip install --upgrade pip` is required (true both for Linux and Windows). For instance, after installing python3.8 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, my pip version was 9.0.1, which was the problem in my case. – Pedro Jan 28 '21 at 07:20
Adding to @Pedro 's comment: Even though the documentation says that pip >19.0 is required, on Windows, it worked for me only after upgrading to latest pip which is > 21.0 – Oren Yosifon Feb 06 '21 at 19:23
As of 2021-02-28: https://stackoverflow.com/a/66400534/3025289 – Feb 28 '21 at 09:24
What version should I istall? – Apr 16 '21 at 10:47
I have python 3.9 and tensorflow is working on it. – MohammadReza Hosseini Feb 19 '22 at 12:24
I have python 3.8, 64bit, and I got this same error. So, I don't think this "solution" should be given the credit for actually solving the problem. – James Cutler Mar 29 '22 at 14:35

score 109 · Answer 2 · answered May 05 '19 at 02:29

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I installed it successfully by pip install https://storage.googleapis.com/tensorflow/mac/cpu/tensorflow-1.8.0-py3-none-any.whl

answered May 05 '19 at 02:29

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If you find conflict with use of tensorflow and python3, this page has advice on editing the reserved word 'async' in a file https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/issues/20690 – nichole Oct 30 '19 at 23:34
@Anil Sah what it will be for windows... I'm having the same problem – Atia Riaz Nov 24 '19 at 09:38
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it installed successfully! yes, but, won't run correctly. why? – kiLLua Nov 28 '19 at 08:02
this is the only option if youre using wsl2 – Victor Lengler Mar 12 '22 at 12:54

Moradnejad · Answer 3 · 2022-08-16T19:12:45.593

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There are a few important rules to install Tensorflow:

You have to install Python x64. It doesn't work with x86/32b and it gives the same error as yours.
Python versions later than 3.8 and Python 3.8 requires TensorFlow 2.2 or later. Check for supported Python versions.

For example, for TensorFlow 2.9, you can install Python3.8.6-64bit and it works like a charm. Check the latest information on the website.

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answered Nov 07 '18 at 06:53

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You can check your architecture using `python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"` or `python -c "import struct; print(struct.calcsize('P')*8)"` – Slate Jan 13 '20 at 09:36
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I have Python 3.8.5, the 64-bit version, and I get the error when trying to install `tensorflow>=1.15,<1.16`. – nbro Oct 06 '20 at 12:45
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@nbro Python 3.8 requires TensorFlow 2.2 or later – Moradnejad Oct 06 '20 at 17:21
@krenerd You should ask TensorFlow. They probably need to spend some time to make it compatible. – Moradnejad Feb 04 '21 at 10:32

Minions · Answer 4 · 2019-03-13T10:25:35.220

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if you are using anaconda, python 3.7 is installed by default, so you have to downgrade it to 3.6:

conda install python=3.6

then:

pip install tensorflow

it worked for me in Ubuntu.

edited Mar 13 '19 at 10:25

answered Nov 26 '18 at 20:19

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This was my problem. Needed to rollback the python version. Took half a day to figure out. The internet is full of guides that say nothing about this. And Conda can't give a meaningful error message? How many man hours are getting wasted globally on this python package crap.,FFS. – Hashman Jan 13 '19 at 18:02

score 37 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 27 '18 at 20:01

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I am giving it for Windows

If you are using python-3

Upgrade pip to the latest version using py -m pip install --upgrade pip
Install package using py -m pip install <package-name>

If you are using python-2

Upgrade pip to the latest version using py -2 -m pip install --upgrade pip
Install package using py -2 -m pip install <package-name>

It worked for me

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You have writen "python-2" twice, I guess the first one should be python 3. – Martin W Mar 22 '18 at 19:40
Worked for me, too – sundowatch Aug 01 '18 at 21:33
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doesn't work for me :( I just installed the latest Python 3.7 too – Raksha Oct 30 '18 at 00:27
@Raksha see my answer. It'll help you. – Moradnejad Nov 07 '18 at 06:54
this fix worked for me with python3 on ubuntu – GabrielVasile Jan 16 '22 at 19:54

Elazar · Answer 6 · 2020-05-11T11:21:49.583

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Tensorflow 2.2.0 supports Python3.8

First, make sure to install Python 3.8 64bit. For some reason, the official site defaults to 32bit. Verify this using python -VV (two capital V, not W). Then continue as usual:

python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install wheel  # not necessary
python -m pip install tensorflow

As usual, make sure you have CUDA 10.1 and CuDNN installed.

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answered Apr 29 '20 at 09:57

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Are you sure this would install a _release candidate_ (in this case `2.2.0rc3`)? – sinoroc Apr 29 '20 at 10:31
Yes, I am sure, I just did it. `assert tensorflow.__version__ == '2.2.0-rc3'` passes. Why the downvote? – Elazar Apr 29 '20 at 10:42
I'm suprised. I get `2.1.0`. Is there maybe a `--pre` in a _pip_ configuration file somewhere? – sinoroc Apr 29 '20 at 10:51
I've performed a clean installation - no special configurations, nothing. Uninstall everything, install Python3.8.2. – Elazar Apr 29 '20 at 10:56
Does specifying the version explicitly work for you? – Elazar Apr 29 '20 at 11:01
I'm not trying to install tensorflow myself, I just want to point out (to other readers) that as far as I know _pip_ does not install _release candidates_ by default, unless the `--pre` option is used. I'm surprised that the _release candidate_ is getting installed in your case, maybe check the output of `path/to/pythonX.Y -m pip config list`. But maybe I missed something entirely. If it works for you, then all is good. – sinoroc Apr 29 '20 at 12:08
I see what you mean, but picking a release candidate when there's no stable version available for 3.8 seems logical. `pip config list` gives me nothing. I will suggest using `--pre` in the answer. – Elazar Apr 29 '20 at 13:04
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Ah, that could explain it. If the only release compatible with the Python interpreter is a _release candidate_, then _pip_ might want to pick it anyway (I was testing with a different Python version `<3.8`). Still surprising to me. – sinoroc Apr 29 '20 at 13:16
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Updated: no longer RC – Elazar May 11 '20 at 11:22
This worked for me. I used python3.7 and tensorflow==2.0.3 – Tazik_S Feb 10 '23 at 16:52

score 13 · Answer 7 · edited Dec 05 '19 at 20:57

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Tensorflow isn't available for python 3.8 (as of Dec 4th 2019) according to their documentation page. You will have to downgrade to python 3.7.

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It is available with python 3.8.2-64 bit version now (as of March 22 2020) – Georgi Georgiev Mar 22 '20 at 11:36

score 13 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 06 '20 at 08:29

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I am using python 3.6.8, on ubunu 18.04, for me the solution was to just upgrade pip

pip install --upgrade pip
pip install tensorflow==2.1.0

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upgrade pip did it for me! Thanks – user1651460 Oct 26 '22 at 07:10

Albert Renshaw · Answer 9 · 2023-04-08T07:29:16.150

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Apple Silicon (M1+ Chip)

If you are using a Mac with an M1 chip or higher, you need to install Tensorflow metal plugin for compatability with your architecture.

Simple installation instructions for Tensor Flow are found on Apple's website: https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin

And since links tend to break in the future, here is an archive.

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Martin W · Answer 10 · 2018-02-12T16:11:23.947

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Uninstalling Python and then reinstalling solved my issue and I was able to successfully install TensorFlow.

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score 9 · Answer 11 · answered Feb 01 '22 at 00:06

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So here's the message that I got on a M1 Pro while I was executing

python -m pip install tensorflow-macos

ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement tensorflow (from versions: none)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for tensorflow

I then re-installed python from the official source:

https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/

(Yes, as stupid as it seems.)

I then followed the Apple tutorial for Monterey:

https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/

Everything was solved by then.

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Save my day, thumbs up – John Lee Apr 18 '22 at 09:38
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You welcome, happy to know i helped someone today :) – SHANNAX Apr 19 '22 at 10:04
Thanks, I was able to run this without having to re-install python, by running the script in the instructions an env is created with python 3.9.13. I was originally using python 3.10 with home-brew and everything ran just fine. – LaloLoop Jul 07 '22 at 19:20
Happy to hear this! I needed both steps in my situation. – SHANNAX Jul 08 '22 at 20:38

score 8 · Answer 12 · answered Apr 14 '18 at 11:47

Python version is not supported Uninstall python

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-362/

You should check and use the exact version in install page. https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_windows

python 3.6.2 or python 3.5.2 solved this issue for me

score 7 · Answer 13 · answered Jan 02 '21 at 09:47

(as of Jan 1st, 2021)

Any over version 3.9.x there is no support for TensorFlow 2. If you are installing packages via pip with 3.9, you simply get a "package doesn't exist" message. After reverting to the latest 3.8.x. Thought I would drop this here, I will update when 3.9.x is working with Tensorflow 2.x

score 5 · Answer 14 · answered Jan 21 '20 at 07:52

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Looks like the problem is with Python 3.8. Use Python 3.7 instead. Steps I took to solve this.

Created a python 3.7 environment with conda
List item Installed rasa using pip install rasa within the environment.

Worked for me.

answered Jan 21 '20 at 07:52

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as of 2-2020, this may be the most likely answer. It was for me. – Robert Lugg Feb 21 '20 at 18:15

score 4 · Answer 15 · answered Jan 15 '23 at 20:09

I had this problem on my macOS (with M1 Pro) even with the latest 64-bit Python and the latest pip installed. This is how I've solved it. Try to run:

pip install tensorflow-macos

If you will get the error ending like this (like I did)...

...
raise ReadTimeoutError(self._pool, None, "Read timed out.")
pip._vendor.urllib3.exceptions.ReadTimeoutError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='files.pythonhosted.org', port=443): Read timed out.

...then simply run:

pip install --default-timeout=100 tensorflow-macos

score 3 · Answer 16 · answered Feb 19 '20 at 13:30

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Running this before the tensorflow installation solved it for me:

pip install "pip>=19"

As the tensorflow's system requirements states:

pip 19.0 or later

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score 3 · Answer 17 · answered Jul 16 '20 at 10:43

For version TensorFlow 2.2:

Make sure you have python 3.8

try: python --version

or python3 --version

or py --version

Upgrade the pip of the python which has version 3.8

try: python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

or python -m pip install --upgrade pip

or py -m pip install --upgrade pip

Install TensorFlow:

try: python3 -m pip install TensorFlow

or python -m pip install TensorFlow

or py -m pip install TensorFlow

Make sure to run the file with the correct python:

try: python3 file.py

or python file.py

or py file.py

This works. Try to find the combination that matches your system — LordDraagon, Dec 16 '20 at 09:27

score 2 · Answer 18 · answered Nov 08 '20 at 12:33

1.Go to https://www.tensorflow.org/install/pip website and look if the version you are using support the Tensorflow. some latest version does not support Tesnsorflow. until Tensorflow releases its latest version for that Python version.

you must have 64 bit python installed
have latest version of pip installed
pip install --upgrade pip

score 2 · Answer 19 · answered Sep 09 '21 at 00:47

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using pip install tensorflow --user did it for me

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Apr 05 '19 at 07:33

Tensorflow seems to need special versions of tools and libs. Pip only takes care of python version.

To handle this in a professional way (means it save tremendos time for me and others) you have to set a special environment for each software like this.

An advanced tool for this is conda.

I installed Tensorflow with this commands:

sudo apt install python3

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1

sudo apt install python3-pip

sudo apt-get install curl

curl https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh > Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

yes

source ~/.bashrc

installs its own phyton etc

nano .bashrc

maybe insert here your proxies etc.

conda create --name your_name python=3

conda activate your_name

conda install -c conda-forge tensorflow

check everything went well

python -c "import tensorflow as tf; tf.enable_eager_execution(); print(tf.reduce_sum(tf.random_normal([1000, 1000])))"

PS: some commands that may be helpful conda search tensorflow

https://www.tensorflow.org/install/pip

uses virtualenv. Conda is more capable. Miniconda ist sufficient; the full conda is not necessary

score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Feb 19 '20 at 13:58

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use python version 3.6 or 3.7 but the important thing is you should install the python version of 64-bit.

answered Feb 19 '20 at 13:58

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score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Oct 11 '20 at 14:56

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In case you are using Docker, make sure you have

FROM python:x.y.z

instead of

FROM python:x.y.z-alpine.

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score 0 · Answer 23 · answered May 12 '21 at 01:35

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This issue also happens with other libraries such as matplotlib(which doesn't support Python > 3.9 for some functions) let's just use COLAB.

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score 0 · Answer 24 · answered May 12 '21 at 03:58

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Slightly different issue for me but I will still post an answer here. tensorflow package is working, but not tflite-runtime.

pip install --extra-index-url https://google-coral.github.io/py-repo/ tflite-runtime==2.5.0

answered May 12 '21 at 03:58

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score -2 · Answer 25 · edited Apr 06 '20 at 14:10

I solved the same problem with python 3.7 by installing one by one all the packages required

Here are the steps:

Install the package
See the error message:

couldn't find a version that satisfies the requirement -- the name of the module required
Install the module required. Very often, installation of the required module requires the installation of another module, and another module - a couple of the others and so on.

This way I installed more than 30 packages and it helped. Now I have tensorflow of the latest version in Python 3.7 and didn't have to downgrade the kernel.

Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement tensorflow

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