[Cython] ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

Adrian Martínez Vargas adriangeologo at yahoo.es
Fri Oct 21 21:51:51 CEST 2011


I'm 90% sure that the problem is that the pyd file is not registered (it 
works if I put the module in my working directory). I'm trying to 
registered in windows 7  with regsvr32 but don't work.

I need HELP guys!

Regards
Adrian

On 19/10/2011 12:45 PM, Alexander T. Berghage wrote:
> Adrian
>
> I'm a little unclear on the big picture here. Are you trying to
> distribute a module (a .pyd / .dll) that you or someone else can
> import from a .py script, or are you looking to compile a .exe that
> runs your cython code on execution?
>
> ----
>
> Just interpreting the error you're describing (ImportError: DLL load
> failed: could not be found),  the dynamic linker couldn't find a
> library it needed. Most likely this is either a symptom of missing
> dependencies or a path problem. Here's my suggestions for diagnosing
> and fixing the problem:
>
> Missing Dependencies:
>      One very simple way to confirm that all the dependencies of your
> cython module are
>      available is to point the dependency walker utility[1] at it, and
> look for missing DLLs.
>
> Directory Structure:
>      Is the .pyd file you built from your cython module in the
> PYTHONPATH (or your current
>      working directory? If it's not, there's your issue.
>
> [1]  http://www.dependencywalker.com/
>
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Best,
> -Alex
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