PyCharm: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams

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user3295725 picture user3295725 · Oct 26, 2014 · Viewed 42.3k times · Source

I'm trying to use PyCharm IDE but none of my programs compile even simple Hello World. PyCharm gives this error: 

Fatal Python error: Py_Initialize: can't initialize sys standard streams
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python34\lib\io.py", line 72, in <module>
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'ABCMeta'
Process finished with exit code 3

I'm not able to find the solution for it and also referred the link PyDev: Fatal error Python32\lib\io.py, line 60, in <module> but there is no solution there.

Python 3.4 is installed on my Win 7 OS system.

Answer

vinay picture vinay · Nov 30, 2016

I faced the same problem because I created a file named abc.py, remove that file in your project, your error will disappear.

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