I am trying to read a shapefile using python's geopandas in vscode. I successfully installed geopandas using conda, but when I use gpd.read_file, I get the following error output:
ImportError: the 'read_file' function requires the 'fiona' package, but it is not installed or does not import correctly.
Importing fiona resulted in: DLL load failed while importing ogrext: The specified module could not be founds
I am trying to follow the following solution: ImportError: the 'read_file' function requires the 'fiona' package, but it is not installed or does not import correctly. Importing fiona resulted in:
Apparently, I was using below versions of GDAL and fiona combinations which didn't work for me.
GDAL-3.3.2-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
Fiona-1.8.20-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
I had to uninstall the above versions and install the below versions instead. This resolved the issue.
GDAL-3.2.3-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl
Fiona‑1.8.19‑cp38‑cp38‑win_amd64.whl
Should I uninstall gdal and fiona using pip uninstall gdal fiona and then use pip install <version> to install the working versions? Also, since the post is from Oct 2021, should I still use the mentioned versions?