Pandas import issues

Question

I have successfully installed Pandas through Anaconda in PyCharm. Unfortunately when I run Import Pandas this is what I get as the output:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin/python2.7 
"/Users/PycharmProjects/Security upload/Security 
upload.py"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/PycharmProjects/Security upload/Security 
upload.py", line 3, in <module>
import pandas
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/pandas/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
from pandas.compat.numpy import *
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/pandas/compat/__init__.py", line 361, in <module>
from dateutil import parser as _date_parser
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/dateutil/parser.py", line 43, in <module>
from . import tz
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/dateutil/tz/__init__.py", line 1, in <module>
from .tz import *
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/dateutil/tz/tz.py", line 23, in <module>
from ._common import tzname_in_python2, _tzinfo, _total_seconds
File "/Users/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-
packages/dateutil/tz/_common.py", line 2, in <module>
from six.moves import _thread
ImportError: cannot import name _thread

Could someone provide some insight on how to approach a solution?

You might want to try `pip install six --upgrade` just in case. — TheDetective, Aug 02 '17 at 19:56
I'm using my windows machine right now, so I'm trying to guess on the syntax. Try the upgrade command an see if that helps. — TheDetective, Aug 02 '17 at 19:57
Take a look at the second answer [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27630114/matplotlib-issue-on-os-x-importerror-cannot-import-name-thread). The users there said they had success on Yosemite. — TheDetective, Aug 02 '17 at 20:03

TheDetective · Answer 1 · 2017-08-02T19:33:43.973

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According to here and here, you need to fix your dateutil package.

pip uninstall python-dateutil
pip install python-dateutil --upgrade

Maybe this:

sudo pip uninstall python-dateutil
sudo pip install python-dateutil==2.2

edited Aug 02 '17 at 19:33

answered Aug 02 '17 at 18:12

TheDetective

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Thank for swift reply. I have already tried this, unfortunately I still have the sane issue. – DenSyd Aug 02 '17 at 19:31
You might need a specific version of dateutil. See my edit. – TheDetective Aug 02 '17 at 19:33
Thank, this I also tried didn't workout neither. I found workaround in Preferences of PyCharm within Project Interpreter selected anaconda/bin/python,instead of Python 2.7, the same for interpreter. Now it seems to work. – DenSyd Aug 02 '17 at 19:53
In any case could you explain why dateutil could help? – DenSyd Aug 02 '17 at 19:54
Okay, glad you were able to get it to work. I'm not entirely sure why it's needed though. – TheDetective Aug 02 '17 at 19:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 16 '18 at 21:24

Was facing the same issue and started installing jupyter and got few errors

reinstalling ipython worked for me

sudo -H pip install --ignore-installed -U ipython

I also needed to reinstall pyzmq

sudo -H pip install --ignore-installed -U pyzmq

after this I re-ran import pandas in ipython and it worked

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