Need help installing 3.71 on Win7 + matplotlib

the same problem again

tried in Python 3.8 for Windows 7, 32-bit
C++ 2010 Redistributable
installed
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# Python program to read .csv file

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import csv

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generated the following errors, crashing Python 3.8

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Problem Caption:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application name: python.exe
Application version: 3.8.7150.1013
Application time signature: 5fe0df5a
Error module name: _multiarray_umath.cp38-win32.pyd
Version of the module with the error: 0.0.0.0
Time signature of the module with the error: 63dfe4cf
Exception code: c000001d
Exception offset: 000269c9
Operating system version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Regional Settings ID: 1045
Additional information 1: 0a9e
Additional information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional information 3: 0a9e
Additional information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

Python 3.8.7 (tags/v3.8.7:6503f05, Dec 21 2020, 17:43:54) [MSC v.1928 32 bit (In
tel)] on win32
Type “help”, “copyright”, “credits” or “license” for more information.

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        import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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crashes Python, generating the following error/bug message

Problem Caption:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application name: python.exe
Application version: 3.8.7150.1013
Application time signature: 5fe0df5a
Error module name: _multiarray_umath.cp38-win32.pyd
Version of the module with the error: 0.0.0.0
Time signature of the module with the error: 63dfe4cf
Exception code: c000001d
Exception offset: 000269c9
Operating system version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Regional Settings ID: 1045
Additional information 1: 0a9e
Additional information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional information 3: 0a9e
Additional information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

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