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knamburi
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Python - PBI Desktop

Hi Everyone,

 

Trying to run Python in PBI Desktop for the first time. How many times i give the value in IDE it does not hold. 

 

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I keep getting an error , not sure if this is related

 

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I am able to open VS Code IDE from PBI visualization

 

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what ever way, i keep getting this error

 

DataSource.Error: ADO.NET: Python script error.
<pi>Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\namburi\PythonScriptWrapper_3baf4a97-3db7-47be-bf27-6c91ee2f54e8\PythonScriptWrapper.PY", line 3, in <module>
matplotlib.use('Agg')
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'matplotlib' has no attribute 'use'
</pi>
Details:
DataSourceKind=Python
DataSourcePath=Python

 

 

Not sure what is the issue, if any one can help, it would be helpful

 

Regards,

K

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Anonymous
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Hi @knamburi ,

 

For such issues, try launching the Power BI Desktop executable from the Anaconda prompt after running the Python script's environment.
You can refer to the following blog and similar solutions.

Fixing ADO.NET error trying to run Python Script in Power BI | by Luca Zavarella | Microsoft Azure |...

Solved: Power BI Python ADO.NET: Python Script Error - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Best Regards,
Adamk Kong

 

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