I can't install TensorFlow-macos and TensorFlow-metal

Have you checked to ensure you are using Python 3 instead of Python 2? Typically, you use the python3 command to ensure you are using version 3. You can run python --version to see which version you are using. I see you have a virtual environment above, so maybe it is 3.

I also wanted to mention that the wheel you have downloaded is for x86_64.

I was able to install Tensorflow 2.5 on an Intel based iMac using the following sequence of commands in Terminal:

python3 -m pip install virtualenv
python3 -m virtualenv macml
source macml/bin/activate
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install tensorflow-macos
python3 -m pip install tensorflow-metal

Maybe you could try that and see if you get different results rather than installing from the downloaded wheel?

Sorry for the bad typesetting in the comment, here is the screenshot for installing information

I got this error with (tensorflow-metal) virtualenv on Big Sur with an AMD Radeon 5700 XT GPU

tensorflow-metal/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tensorflow-plugins/libmetal_plugin.dylib, 6): Symbol not found: _TF_AssignUpdateVariable

  Referenced from: /Users/davidlaxer/tensorflow-metal/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tensorflow-plugins/libmetal_plugin.dylib

  Expected in: flat namespace

$ nm /Users/davidlaxer/tensorflow-metal/lib/python3.8/site-packages/tensorflow-plugins/libmetal_plugin.dylib | grep _TF_AssignUpdateVariable

                 U _TF_AssignUpdateVariable

I have installed python 3.8.10 via pyenv and with the following comnand I am able to install both tensorflow-macos and tensorflow-metal without the complaint of distribution mismatch

GRPC_PYTHON_BUILD_SYSTEM_ZLIB=true pip install tensorflow-macos
GRPC_PYTHON_BUILD_SYSTEM_ZLIB=true pip install tensorflow-metal

I had the same issue. It seems that the error is from Python 3.8 in Anaconda. (Virtualenv, the recommended approach, seems fine).

The following command should be able to by pass the error:

SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0 pip install tensorflow-macos tensorflow-metal

I am unable to install tensor flow on my MacBook Air M1. the kernel dies as soon as I import tensorflow . can anyone help me with it?

Same issue, pip install tensorflow-macos worked upgrading pip pip install --upgrade pip.

pip install tensorflow-macos , is failing with below error

ERROR: Cannot install tensorflow-macos==2.5.0 and tensorflow-macos==2.6.0 because these package versions have conflicting dependencies.

All of my excitement of having M1 is gone..having hard time to install tensor flow

 ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:   command: /Users/tensorflow-metal-test/bin/python /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-standalone-pip-j863mk96/env_pip.zip/pip install --ignore-installed --no-user --prefix /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-build-env-xlyfg9ik/normal --no-warn-script-location --no-binary :none: --only-binary :none: -i https://pypi.org/simple -- 'numpy==1.14.5; python_version == "3.7"' 'Cython>=0.29; python_version < "3.8"' 'numpy==1.19.3; python_version >= "3.9"' 'numpy==1.12; python_version == "3.6"' 'numpy==1.17.5; python_version == "3.8"' 'Cython>=0.29.14; python_version >= "3.8"' pkgconfig     cwd: None  Complete output (4475 lines):  Ignoring numpy: markers 'python_version == "3.7"' don't match your environment  Ignoring Cython: markers 'python_version < "3.8"' don't match your environment  Ignoring numpy: markers 'python_version >= "3.9"' don't match your environment  Ignoring numpy: markers 'python_version == "3.6"' don't match your environment  Collecting numpy==1.17.5   Using cached numpy-1.17.5.zip (6.4 MB)   Preparing metadata (setup.py): started   Preparing metadata (setup.py): finished with status 'done'  Collecting Cython>=0.29.14   Using cached Cython-0.29.24-py2.py3-none-any.whl (979 kB)  Collecting pkgconfig   Using cached pkgconfig-1.5.5-py3-none-any.whl (6.7 kB)  Using legacy 'setup.py install' for numpy, since package 'wheel' is not installed.  Installing collected packages: pkgconfig, numpy, Cython    Running setup.py install for numpy: started    Running setup.py install for numpy: finished with status 'error'    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:     command: /Users/tensorflow-metal-test/bin/python -u -c 'import io, os, sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-install-jvvwjkem/numpy_084dfcc1797443919f4762bdae8cfe0e/setup.py'"'"'; file='"'"'/private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-install-jvvwjkem/numpy_084dfcc1797443919f4762bdae8cfe0e/setup.py'"'"';f = getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(file) if os.path.exists(file) else io.StringIO('"'"'from setuptools import setup; setup()'"'"');code = f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-record-1k3_j4wg/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --prefix /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-build-env-xlyfg9ik/normal --compile --install-headers /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-build-env-xlyfg9ik/normal/include/site/python3.8/numpy       cwd: /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-install-jvvwjkem/numpy_084dfcc1797443919f4762bdae8cfe0e/    Complete output (4453 lines):    Running from numpy source directory.       Note: if you need reliable uninstall behavior, then install    with pip instead of using setup.py install:        - pip install .    (from a git repo or downloaded source                  release)     - pip install numpy  (last NumPy release on PyPi)

error: Command "clang -Wno-unused-result -Wsign-compare -Wunreachable-code -fno-common -dynamic -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -iwithsysroot/System/Library/Frameworks/System.framework/PrivateHeaders -iwithsysroot/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Library/Frameworks/Python3.framework/Versions/3.8/Headers -arch arm64 -arch x86_64 -Werror=implicit-function-declaration -DNPY_INTERNAL_BUILD=1 -DHAVE_NPY_CONFIG_H=1 -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE=1 -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE=1 -DNO_ATLAS_INFO=3 -DHAVE_CBLAS -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/umath -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/npymath -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/common -Inumpy/core/include -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/include/numpy -Inumpy/core/src/common -Inumpy/core/src -Inumpy/core -Inumpy/core/src/npymath -Inumpy/core/src/multiarray -Inumpy/core/src/umath -Inumpy/core/src/npysort -I/Users/tensorflow-metal-test/include -I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Library/Frameworks/Python3.framework/Versions/3.8/include/python3.8 -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/common -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/npymath -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/common -Ibuild/src.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/npymath -c numpy/core/src/multiarray/alloc.c -o build/temp.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/multiarray/alloc.o -MMD -MF build/temp.macosx-10.14-arm64-3.8/numpy/core/src/multiarray/alloc.o.d -faltivec -I/System/Library/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Headers" failed with exit status 1    ----------------------------------------  ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: /Users/tensorflow-metal-test/bin/python -u -c 'import io, os, sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'/private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-install-jvvwjkem/numpy_084dfcc1797443919f4762bdae8cfe0e/setup.py'"'"'; file='"'"'/private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-install-jvvwjkem/numpy_084dfcc1797443919f4762bdae8cfe0e/setup.py'"'"';f = getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(file) if os.path.exists(file) else io.StringIO('"'"'from setuptools import setup; setup()'"'"');code = f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, file, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-record-1k3_j4wg/install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --prefix /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-build-env-xlyfg9ik/normal --compile --install-headers /private/var/folders/8s/t8kzlftn5x5c2mw37dd7lbs00000gn/T/pip-build-env-xlyfg9ik/normal/include/site/python3.8/numpy Check the logs for full command output.

Sandeep, I had similar problems, trying to install tensorflow-macos via pyenv and "pyenv virtualenv", it simply didn't go anywhere. What finally did the trick for me was following the instructions at https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/

This involves installing "Conda", using it to install the dependencies and finally installing tensorflow-macos and tensorflow-metal via "python -m pip install ...".

This got me up and running on my MacBook Pro M1/max. Good luck.

So, tensorflow-macos & tensorflow-metal is now only available on ARM64 platform? I tried conda and pip and all get "No matching distribution found for ..." ERROR. BTW I'm under 12.1 Beta

It just can't find the appropriate distribution and the following is what I got if I install it with the "SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0" prefix then run the tutorial on the https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/quickstart/beginner

【-: I tensorflow/core/platform/cpu_feature_guard.cc:151] This TensorFlow binary is optimized with oneAPI Deep Neural Network Library (oneDNN) to use the following CPU instructions in performance-critical operations:  AVX2 FMA To enable them in other operations, rebuild TensorFlow with the appropriate compiler flags.】

【-: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/pluggable_device/pluggable_device_factory.cc:305] Could not identify NUMA node of platform GPU ID 0, defaulting to 0. Your kernel may not have been built with NUMA support.】

【-: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/pluggable_device/pluggable_device_factory.cc:271] Created TensorFlow device (/job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0 with 0 MB memory) -> physical PluggableDevice (device: 0, name: METAL, pci bus id: <undefined>)】

【Epoch 1/5】

【-: I tensorflow/core/grappler/optimizers/custom_graph_optimizer_registry.cc:112] Plugin optimizer for device_type GPU is enabled.】

【- python[1824:41366] -[MPSGraph adamUpdateWithLearningRateTensor:beta1Tensor:beta2Tensor:epsilonTensor:beta1PowerTensor:beta2PowerTensor:valuesTensor:momentumTensor:velocityTensor:gradientTensor:name:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x60000fe67480】

If this helps any, there might be a Metal port to Swift for TensorFlow in a few months. It would work without any prior configuration because you would just need to add a Swift package dependency to an Xcode project.