Error while importing TensorFlow

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bckhm OP

Created Jun ’22

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Hello Everyone!

I recently tried installing TensorFlow following this guide: https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/ on my M1 Pro MacBook running 12.4 Monterey. However, I'm faced with the following error message when importing:

File /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/lib/python3.10/site-packages/tensorflow/python/framework/dtypes.py:29, in <module>
     26 from tensorflow.python.lib.core import _pywrap_bfloat16
     27 from tensorflow.python.util.tf_export import tf_export
---> 29 _np_bfloat16 = _pywrap_bfloat16.TF_bfloat16_type()
     32 @tf_export("dtypes.DType", "DType")
     33 class DType(_dtypes.DType):
     34   """Represents the type of the elements in a `Tensor`.
     35 
     36   `DType`'s are used to specify the output data type for operations which
   (...)
     46   See `tf.dtypes` for a complete list of `DType`'s defined.
     47   """

TypeError: Unable to convert function return value to a Python type! The signature was
	() -> handle

I've checked that my tensoflow-dep has a version of 2.9.0, tensorflow-macos 2.9.2, and tensor flow-metal 0.5.0, with numpy having its latest version of 1.22.4, all in my env.

Anyone knows what's up?

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Answer 1

Frameworks Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’22

Hi @bckhm

I think I've seen this before when a non-macos tensorflow has been installed into the same environment as the tensorflow-macos. Can you check what the running python -m pip list inside your environment you are trying to import tensorflow prints out? It should show that you have tensorflow-macos and tensorflow-metal installed but not tensorflow.

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Answer 2

Jupiter1995 OP

Apr ’23

I have no other tensorflow installed instead tensorflow-macos and TensorFlow-metal, but still having the same error. Any suggestions?

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Answer 3

fabio.magarell OP

May ’23

So what is the solution? I'm following these instructions to install tensorflow on my mac M1: https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/ but I'm getting the same error.

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