[New-bugs-announce] [issue36716] Embedded Python fails to import module files with version_platform extensions

[Eric Cosatto]

New submission from Eric Cosatto <ecosatto at gmail.com>:

I have an application with embedded python. When trying to import numpy, or any other module that was installed by pip, it fails with error 'ModuleNotFoundError("No module named ...")'. Yet, on the command line python, all works fine. The problem is not in the PATH, as only specific files (those with .<pyver-platform>.pyd extensions, e.g. .cp37-win_amd64.pyd) cannot be found. 

Example1: numpy

import numpy
>> ImportError("No module named 'numpy.core._multiarray_umath')

The line which fails is:
    from . import multiarray
The file it is trying to load:
C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\site-packages\numpy\core_multiarray_umath.cp37-win_amd64.pyd


Example 2: cv2

import cv2
>> ModuleNotFoundError("No module named 'cv2.cv2'")
The line which fails is:
from .cv2 import *
The file it is trying to load:
C:\Program Files\Python37\Lib\site-packages\cv2\cv2.cp37-win_amd64.pyd

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components: Extension Modules, Windows
messages: 340808
nosy: ecosatto, paul.moore, steve.dower, tim.golden, zach.ware
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Embedded Python fails to import module files with version_platform extensions
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.7

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