[Tutor] python 3.8 matplot lib issue

[Paul Simon]

I have written a python script using matplotlib and have gotten this error:


Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "C:\Users\paulsimon\Desktop\sborn2.py", line 29, in <module>
     import seaborn as sns
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\seaborn\__init__.py", 
line 2, in <module>
     from .rcmod import *  # noqa: F401,F403
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\seaborn\rcmod.py", 
line 5, in <module>
     import matplotlib as mpl
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\__init__.py", 
line 107, in <module>
     from . import cbook, rcsetup
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\cbook\__init__.py", 
line 28, in <module>
     import numpy as np
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py", 
line 305, in <module>
     _win_os_check()
   File 
"C:\Users\paulsimon\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\numpy\__init__.py", 
line 302, in _win_os_check
     raise RuntimeError(msg.format(__file__)) from None
RuntimeError: The current Numpy installation 
('C:\\Users\\paulsimon\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38\\lib\\site-packages\\numpy\\__init__.py') 
fails to pass a sanity check due to a bug in the windows runtime. See 
this issue for more information: https://tinyurl.com/y3dm3h86

I would like some help if anyone has had this problem and solved it.

Paul Simon