# Question about my Plots

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-my-plots/115638>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [June 14, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-my-plots/115638 "2024-06-14T07:54:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-my-plots/115638/1 "2024-06-14T07:54:32Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/original/3X/6/6/66bdce9a79be26e45b980b0baaa04db42c0e3342.png)  
julia\> using Plots  
[Info: Precompiling Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80]  
ERROR: LoadError: LoadError: InitError: could not load library “C:\Users\Administrator.julia\artifacts\2ef92b843c5dee978e2aaf8494ef5c12c09dc731\bin\Qt6Concurrent.dll”  
The specified procedure could not be found.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] dlopen(s::String, flags::UInt32; throw\_error::Bool)  
@ Base.Libc.Libdl .\libdl.jl:114  
[2] dlopen(s::String, flags::UInt32)  
@ Base.Libc.Libdl .\libdl.jl:114  
[3] macro expansion  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\pG9bm\src\products\library\_generators.jl:63 [inlined]  
[4] **init** ()  
@ Qt6Base\_jll C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Qt6Base\_jll\YAh2B\src\wrappers\x86\_64-w64-mingw32-cxx11.jl:36  
[5] \_include\_from\_serialized(path::String, depmods::Vector{Any})  
@ Base .\loading.jl:696  
[6] \_require\_search\_from\_serialized(pkg::Base.PkgId, sourcepath::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:782  
[7] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1020  
[8] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:936  
[9] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:923  
[10] include(mod::Module, \_path::String)  
@ Base .\Base.jl:384  
[11] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\JLLWrappers\pG9bm\src\toplevel\_generators.jl:192  
[12] include  
@ .\Base.jl:384 [inlined]  
[13] include\_package\_for\_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot\_path::Vector{String}, dl\_load\_path::Vector{String}, load\_path::Vector{String}, concrete\_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1235  
[14] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
[15] eval  
@ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]  
[16] eval(x::Expr)  
@ Base.MainInclude .\client.jl:446  
[17] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
during initialization of module Qt6Base\_jll  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\_jll\btQNT\src\wrappers\x86\_64-w64-mingw32-cxx11.jl:14  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\_jll\btQNT\src\GR\_jll.jl:2  
┌ Error: import GR\_jll failed.  
│ Consider using `GR.GRPreferences.use_jll_binary()` or  
│ `GR.GRPreferences.use_upstream_binary()` to repair.  
│ Importing GR a second time will allow use of these functions.  
└ @ GR.GRPreferences C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\preferen  
ces.jl:8  
ERROR: LoadError: LoadError: Failed to precompile GR\_jll [d2c73de3-f751-5644-a686-071e5b155ba9] to C:\Users\Administrator.julia\compiled\v1.6\GR\_jll\jl\_545B.tmp.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] error(s::String)  
@ Base .\error.jl:33  
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal\_stderr::Base.TTY, internal\_stdout::Base.TTY, ignore\_loaded\_modules::Bool)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1385  
[3] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1329  
[4] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1043  
[5] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:936  
[6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:923  
[7] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\preferences.jl:6  
[8] include(mod::Module, \_path::String)  
@ Base .\Base.jl:384  
[9] include(x::String)  
@ GR C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\GR.jl:20  
[10] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\GR.jl:268  
[11] include  
@ .\Base.jl:384 [inlined]  
[12] include\_package\_for\_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot\_path::Vector{String}, dl\_load\_path::Vector{String}, load\_path::Vector{String}, concrete\_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1235  
[13] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
[14] eval  
@ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]  
[15] eval(x::Expr)  
@ Base.MainInclude .\client.jl:446  
[16] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\preferences.jl:1  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\GR\JBzkS\src\GR.jl:1  
ERROR: LoadError: LoadError: Failed to precompile GR [28b8d3ca-fb5f-59d9-8090-bfdbd6d07a71] to C:\Users\Administrator.julia\compiled\v1.6\GR\jl\_5075.tmp.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] error(s::String)  
@ Base .\error.jl:33  
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal\_stderr::Base.TTY, internal\_stdout::Base.TTY, ignore\_loaded\_modules::Bool)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1385  
[3] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1329  
[4] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1043  
[5] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:936  
[6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:923  
[7] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:380  
[8] eval  
@ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]  
[9] \_initialize\_backend(pkg::Plots.GRBackend)  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:379

[10] backend(pkg::Plots.GRBackend)  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:244

[11] backend(sym::Symbol)  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:254

[12] load\_default\_backend()  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:201

[13] backend()  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\backends.jl:232

[14] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\init.jl:108  
[15] include(mod::Module, \_path::String)  
@ Base .\Base.jl:384  
[16] include(x::String)  
@ Plots C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\Plots.jl:1  
[17] top-level scope  
@ C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\Plots.jl:176  
[18] include  
@ .\Base.jl:384 [inlined]  
[19] include\_package\_for\_output(pkg::Base.PkgId, input::String, depot\_path::Vector{String}, dl\_load\_path::Vector{String}, load\_path::Vector{String}, concrete\_deps::Vector{Pair{Base.PkgId, UInt64}}, source::Nothing)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1235  
[20] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
[21] eval  
@ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]  
[22] eval(x::Expr)  
@ Base.MainInclude .\client.jl:446  
[23] top-level scope  
@ none:1  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\init.jl:108  
in expression starting at C:\Users\Administrator.julia\packages\Plots\ju9dp\src\Plots.jl:1  
ERROR: Failed to precompile Plots [91a5bcdd-55d7-5caf-9e0b-520d859cae80] to C:\Users\Administrator.julia\compiled\v1.6\Plots\jl\_1E2C.tmp.  
Stacktrace:  
[1] error(s::String)  
@ Base .\error.jl:33  
[2] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String, internal\_stderr::Base.TTY, internal\_stdout::Base.TTY, ignore\_loaded\_modules::Bool)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1385  
[3] compilecache(pkg::Base.PkgId, path::String)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1329  
[4] \_require(pkg::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:1043  
[5] require(uuidkey::Base.PkgId)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:936  
[6] require(into::Module, mod::Symbol)  
@ Base .\loading.jl:923  
[7] eval  
@ .\boot.jl:360 [inlined]  
[8] eval  
@ .\Base.jl:39 [inlined]  
[9] repleval(m::Module, code::Expr, #unused#::String)  
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\Administrator.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.47.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:222  
[10] (::VSCodeServer.var"#105#107"{Module, Expr, REPL.LineEditREPL, REPL.LineEdit.Prompt})()  
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\Administrator.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.47.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:186  
[11] with\_logstate(f::Function, logstate::Any)  
@ Base.CoreLogging .\logging.jl:491  
[12] with\_logger  
@ .\logging.jl:603 [inlined]  
[13] (::VSCodeServer.var"#104#106"{Module, Expr, REPL.LineEditREPL, REPL.LineEdit.Prompt})()  
@ VSCodeServer c:\Users\Administrator.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.47.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\repl.jl:187  
[14] #invokelatest#2  
@ .\essentials.jl:708 [inlined]  
[15] invokelatest(::Any)  
@ Base .\essentials.jl:706  
[16] macro expansion  
@ c:\Users\Administrator.vscode\extensions\julialang.language-julia-1.47.2\scripts\packages\VSCodeServer\src\eval.jl:34 [inlined]  
[17] (::VSCodeServer.var"#59#60")()  
@ VSCodeServer .\task.jl:417  
why is that?thanks!!

I’ve already installed Plots, but it won’t work 😂

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**Author:** ![nilshg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/nilshg/32/2283_2.png) [@nilshg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nilshg)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-my-plots/115638/2 "2024-06-14T14:42:07Z")

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From another thread I saw that you are using Windows 7, yes seems to be some error related to installing binaries which might well be the reason that this breaks. Have you tried using a newer Julia version as 1.6 is also quite old?

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**Author:** ![abcde](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/abcde/32/16180_2.png) [@abcde](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/abcde)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2024, 12:13am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/question-about-my-plots/115638/3 "2024-06-17T00:13:50Z")

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julia 1.10 doesn’t seem to be compatible with my Vscode