[Python] Anaconda ImportError: /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found

I am getting the following import error when I am trying to run a Python script in a conda environment

(squad) azada@scholar-fe00:~/Desktop/Toy-Problem-Team-2 $ python3 train.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "train.py", line 21, in <module>
from tensorboardX import SummaryWriter
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboardX/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
from .torchvis import TorchVis
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboardX/torchvis.py", line 11, in <module>
from .writer import SummaryWriter
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboardX/writer.py", line 15, in <module>
from .event_file_writer import EventFileWriter
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboardX/event_file_writer.py", line 28, in <module>
from .proto import event_pb2
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/tensorboardX/proto/event_pb2.py", line 7, in <module>
from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
File "/home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/google/protobuf/descriptor.py", line 47, in <module>
from google.protobuf.pyext import _message
ImportError: /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.21' not found (required by /home/azada/miniconda3/envs/squad/lib/python3.6/site-packages/google/protobuf/pyext/_message.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so)


Writing the strings /usr/lib64/libstdc++.so.6 | grep GLIBCXX command has the following output

GLIBCXX_3.4
GLIBCXX_3.4.1
GLIBCXX_3.4.2
GLIBCXX_3.4.3
GLIBCXX_3.4.4
GLIBCXX_3.4.5
GLIBCXX_3.4.6
GLIBCXX_3.4.7
GLIBCXX_3.4.8
GLIBCXX_3.4.9
GLIBCXX_3.4.10
GLIBCXX_3.4.11
GLIBCXX_3.4.12
GLIBCXX_3.4.13
GLIBCXX_3.4.14
GLIBCXX_3.4.15
GLIBCXX_3.4.16
GLIBCXX_3.4.17
GLIBCXX_3.4.18
GLIBCXX_3.4.19
GLIBCXX_DEBUG_MESSAGE_LENGTH


As you can see the required libgcc version is not present. But I am unable to understand why python is looking for GLIBCXX in the /usr directory?

Running the same command on the libstdc++.so.6 of my anaconda environment shows that the required version is present in the file.

I am using my university's computing cluster so I don't have the admin rights.

Is there any way that I can make Python use the libstdc++ of my conda environment instead of the one in the /usr directory?

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