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## Warnings

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## Title

    [Unsloth] Notebook after pip install: "numpy was likely upgraded mid-session without restarting the kernel"

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Compiled numpy extensions cannot be reloaded in-process.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unslothai/unsloth-zoo/5dad3635f977018402d36eb7f82f1cd3a8bd1b9c/unsloth_zoo/temporary_patches/utils.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Import fix detects numpy _blas/_multiarray errors and raises the restart guidance.
    
    Search phrasings: numpy was likely upgraded mid-session without restarting the kernel unsloth; unsloth import numpy _multiarray error colab
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Import of unsloth fails with numpy _blas/_multiarray errors wrapped in this message.",
      "context": "Product: Unsloth\nComponent: import_fixes\nOperation: Agent pip-installs packages in a running Colab/Jupyter kernel then imports unsloth\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: RuntimeError\nPackages: unsloth main at pinned SHA, unsloth_zoo main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: numpy upgraded by a dependency install while the old numpy is loaded.",
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "numpy was likely upgraded mid-session without restarting the kernel. numpy C extensions cannot be reloaded in-place. Please restart your runtime/kernel after installing packages."
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