[Tutor] ImportError: DLL load failed

[Gus Tabares]

Did you try running the Python script from the command line? Usually it will 
tell you the DLL that you are missing.


HTH,
Gus




On Monday 27 September 2004 03:43 am, Ajay wrote:
> hi!
>
> I wrote a simple C code to work with OpenSSL and it builds fine.
> however when i import it, i get an error
> ImportError: DLL load failed. The specified module could not be found.
>
> the file is in Python/Lib directory.
>
> the code is below.
>
> thanks
>
> #include <Python.h>
> #include "openssl/bio.h"
> #include "openssl/ssl.h"
> #include "openssl/err.h"
>
> static PyObject * start(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
> {
>         int x;
>         BIO * bio;
>         char buf[1024];
>         int len = 512;
>         SSL_load_error_strings();
>         ERR_load_BIO_strings();
>         OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms();
>         bio = BIO_new_connect("www.ibm.com:80");
>         if(bio==NULL)
>         {
>                 //handle error
>                 x = -5;
>         }
>         if(BIO_do_connect(bio) <= 0)
>         {
>                 //handle failed connection
>                 x = -4;
>         }
>         x = BIO_read(bio, buf, len);
>         if(x == 0)
>         {
>                 //handle closed connection
>                 x = -3;
>         }
>         else if(x<0)
>         {
>                 if(! BIO_should_retry(bio))
>                 {
>                         //handle failed read
>                         x = -2;
>                 }
>                 //do something to handle the retry
>         }
>         return Py_BuildValue("i", x);
> }
>
> static PyMethodDef testSSLMethods[] = {
>         {"start", start, METH_VARARGS, "start and test SSL."},
>         {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
> };
>
> PyMODINIT_FUNC
> inittestSSL(void)
> {
>         (void) Py_InitModule("testSSL", testSSLMethods);
> }
>
> please help.
>
> thanks
> cheers
>
>
>
>
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