Importing mpl_toolkits.basemap on Windows?

Question

I have recently started using Python 3.5 and Anaconda on my Windows pc. I am trying to plot a map. However, When I am in my Jupyter notebook and i type the command

import mpl_toolkits.basemap

I get an error message saying 'no module name' 'mpl_toolkits.basemap' However, I have the module downloaded and in the same C:\Users\Geena file as my .matplotlib, .ipython, .jupyter files, etc.

Anyone know how I can fix this?

Explosive

Answer 1

I've had this issue with anaconda on my windows 7.
I found the way to fix it with python 3.5:
You need to run with administrator rights "Anaconda Prompt" and in "Anaconda Prompt" run following command:

conda install -c conda-forge basemap-data-hires=1.0.8.dev0

, it will show new packages that you need to install and will ask you to install it - say 'Yes'.
After that new packages will be installed and the issue "import mpl_toolkits.basemap" will be fixed.

Thank you.

Hughie

Answer 2

Currently, basemap is not compatible with python 3 for windows users. So, if you try conda install basemap and you have python 3 installed in windows, you'll see a message pointing out that a conflict was found with python 3.

I solved this by installing a python 2.7 environment. Try this: http://conda.pydata.org/docs/py2or3.html

Then you just activate the python 2 environment. For example: activate py27 (py27 is the identifier of my python 2.7 environment).

After that, you can run conda install basemap with no conflict.

Fabrication

Answer 3

I'm using python 3.6.4 on Windows 7 Family Premium (32bit).

Because I was a bit frustrated by the message "no module named 'mpl_toolkits.basemap'", I searched for and tried a dozen of solutions without success : various versions, building from source, problems with VS version, nmake, ... You all know what I mean ;-)

I finally found a quite simple solution that works perfectly well for me :-) Here it is !

1. from here I downloaded basemap‑1.1.0‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl
2. I changed the current dir to my download dir
3. I installed the wheel with python -m pip basemap‑1.1.0‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl
4. I did the same for matplotlib‑2.2.3‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl

You DO read the versions correctly : matplotlib 2.2.3 and basemap 1.1.0

Everything works fine for me and I finally can plot OSM POI's on a map of Belgium, without any 'trickery' at import :

import requests  # to fetch OSM data
import json  # to get the response

from mpl_toolkits.basemap import Basemap  # ... Belgium is there !
import numpy as np  # for arrays
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt  # to build the populated map

Big big thanks to Christoph Gohlke (Danke Dir Christoph !) who did all the wonderful job !

Micronesia

Works on 64 bit Windows 10 too, with basemap‑1.2.0‑cp36‑cp36m‑win_amd64.whl – Saritasarkaria

thanks ! works on 64 bit windows 7 with python 3.5.2 – Meretricious

If someone have issue with step three try python -m pip install basemap‑1.1.0‑cp36‑cp36m‑win32.whl – Gotland

Answer 4

When you have Anaconda, you don't download modules anywhere. In your command prompt, you type

conda install basemap

and it is installed with all its dependencies.

Howse

Thanks for the info; how is one suppossed to guess such a package name? – Repartition

Search anaconda.org/anaconda/repo or, if you are using conda-forge, conda-forge.org/feedstocks – Howse

Indeed, thanks :) I'm now facing the fact that package is avail only for python2.7 -- installation in progress! – Repartition

@Joël conda-forge has it for all versions anaconda.org/conda-forge/basemap. Generally a good idea to use conda-forge. – Howse

Wow, great! I just got basemap for python3.5 with following command: conda install -c conda-forge basemap, and it works like a charm! – Repartition

Answer 5

Anaconda requires an unusual install command for basemap 1.0.7.
https://anaconda.org/anaconda/basemap

To install this package with conda run:
conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda basemap

Kutzer

Answer 6

I just had this issue as well. All you need to do is update matplotlib by doing the following:

pip install --upgrade matplotlib

mpl_toolkits is part of matplotlib and just needs to be updated.

Buyers

Answer 7

If you're using anaconda, the easiest thing to do is described here: in the conda prompt (as admin), type conda install -c anaconda basemap.

Pinnate

Answer 8

For people of the future : "Basemap is deprecated in favor of the Cartopy project." https://matplotlib.org/basemap/users/intro.html#cartopy-new-management-and-eol-announcement

Hushaby