numpy not included with blender package

[David Allyn]

Blender 2.79 comes with Python package numpy by default. However it is not included in the distribution through the package manager. I initially asked a question, however the immediate answer to the question was to report the bug.

More detail:

specifically, I'm beginning to use "Animation Nodes", but I can't activate the add-on giving me the error: "...Animation nodes requires the numpy package. Unfortunately the blender build you have does not include it. Please download... " blah, blah.

After a bunch of googling around I was not able to find a good solution. I also ran into problems actually downloading blender directly - Kubuntu is giving me grief for some other issues.

So i decided to raise the issue with you - the source of the package, and ask that you include it. I realize there is probably a good reason why you removed it from blender, however it really needs to be included so that we can use community developed add-ons.

If there is an official workaround, please let me know. Perhaps there is a way to force blender to use the system-wide distribution?? (which I've updated completely - great for using python - but animation nodes are still having issues)

Thanks for taking a look!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

this prevents the installation of at least one addin, in my case blenderbim.

I installed numpy myself, try at your own risk

$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
$ pip3 install numpy

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

my installed version of blender is 2.82.a+dfsg-1

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

Numpy is simply a package that enhances Blender, but is not required for the core functionality of the application. Additionally, the official way to install Numpy in 20.04 and later is:

sudo apt install python3-numpy

which should give you what you need. However, this functionality is not required for all people, so in an effort to keep installations minimal, this is something that will not be changed.