[Python] Downgrading Numpy version in Google Colab

I have been trying to install a previous version of Numpy in Google Colab. I uninstalled the current version

!pip uninstall numpy -y


Found existing installation: numpy 1.26.4
Uninstalling numpy-1.26.4:
Successfully uninstalled numpy-1.26.4


and then installed the version I want.

!pip install numpy==1.26.4


Collecting numpy==1.26.4
Using cached numpy-1.26.4-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl.metadata (61 kB)
Using cached numpy-1.26.4-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl (18.3 MB)
Installing collected packages: numpy
Successfully installed numpy-1.26.4


Upon checking the version of the package, it shows the version of Numpy 2.0.2

import numpy as np
print(np.__version__)


This outputs 2.0.2

I have seen similar problems here (downgrading numpy version on google colab). But this doesn't help resolving the problem I'm having.

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