DLL loading failed while importing _cext

Hi everyone, I just started my Data Analysis training but I 've been stuck on importing matplotlib. Even with the repeated procedures given by ChatGPT and the JetBrains AI Support on my PyCharm IDE, I still experience an import error of the nature “ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _cext. The specified module could not be found” when I try importing “matplotlib.pyplot as plt” or “matplotlib as mpl”.

All the installed modules are of their latest respective versions and I’m working from the proper venv. How do I scale this hurdle pls? Thanks in anticipation of your suggesstions.