Error when using Mediapipe: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import

[gj1342]

Describe the bug
Python: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1232, in handle_fromlist
File "", line 241, in call_with_frames_removed
File "C:\Users\ACER\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.2\scripts\addons\BlendArMocap\src\cgt_mediapipe\cgt_mp_core\cv_stream.py", line 4, in
import cv2
File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\python\cv2_init.py", line 181, in
bootstrap()
File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\python\cv2_init.py", line 153, in bootstrap
native_module = importlib.import_module("cv2")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender 4.2\4.2\python\Lib\importlib_init_.py", line 126, in import_module
return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ImportError: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to the sidebar and click BlendAR
2. Detect Webcam with 0 slot and 4 value Key Step
3. Target Hands and press start detection

Expected behavior
OpenCV will start and detect my hands

Screenshots
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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Windows 11
• Blender VersionL Blender 4.2
• BlendArMocap Version: 1.6.1

[WolfgangNS]

I had the similar issue, only with movie instead of webcam. While I did try some miscellaneous fixes (run as administrator, install opencv-python), ultimately my fix was just to specify the file path. Easy as that.