[Python] Trouble loading tensorflow when running cloned repo

So, I'm trying to get the code from this repo https://github.com/amin20/GBM_WSSM working but I'm running into a persistent error.

Using TensorFlow backend.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\platform\self_check.py", line 47, in preload_check
ctypes.WinDLL(build_info.msvcp_dll_name)
File "C:\Users\trans\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.7.9-windows-x86_64-none\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 364, in __init__
self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "0_main.py", line 7, in <module>
import keras
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\keras\__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
from . import utils
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\keras\utils\__init__.py", line 6, in <module>
from . import conv_utils
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\keras\utils\conv_utils.py", line 9, in <module>
from .. import backend as K
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\keras\backend\__init__.py", line 89, in <module>
from .tensorflow_backend import *
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\keras\backend\tensorflow_backend.py", line 5, in <module>
import tensorflow as tf
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\__init__.py", line 24, in <module>
from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow # pylint: disable=unused-import
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\pywrap_tensorflow.py", line 30, in <module>
self_check.preload_check()
File "C:\Users\trans\source\repos\GBM_WSSM\.venv\lib\site-packages\tensorflow\python\platform\self_check.py", line 55, in preload_check
% build_info.msvcp_dll_name)
ImportError: Could not find 'msvcp140.dll'. TensorFlow requires that this DLL be installed in a directory that is named in your %PATH% environment variable. You may install this DLL by downloading Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable Update 3 from this URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53587


I've looked for solutions and tried downloading the Visual C++ 2015 redistributable and I know the correct DLL (msvcp140.dll) is in the system32 folder and that my system32 folder is in my users PATH variable.

However, I'm still getting this error whenever I try and run the main python script. I'm using a virtual environment with python 3.7.9 with packages keras==2.2.4, pillow>=9.5.0, and tensorflow==1.13.1. My OS is Windows 10 pro. Any help would really be appreciated!

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