[osgeo4w-dev] [osgeo4w] #735: PyQt5 can't find DLL

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#735: PyQt5 can't find DLL
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Reporter:  Andreas Müller  |       Owner:  osgeo4w-dev@…
    Type:  defect          |      Status:  new
Priority:  major           |   Component:  Package
 Version:                  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by Andreas Müller):

 I found this in https://bugs.python.org/issue43173:

 In 3.8+, the search path for the dependent DLLs of a normally imported
 extension module includes the following directories:

     * the loaded extension module's directory
     * the application directory (e.g. that of python.exe)
     * the user DLL search directories that get added by
       SetDllDirectory() and AddDllDirectory(), such as with
       os.add_dll_directory()
     * %SystemRoot%\System32

 So the windows %PATH% has no longer an effect on finding DLL's. In case of
 using an external IDE which runs apps\Python39\python.exe you'll have to
 find a way to preload a python statement/script. For PyScripter I use the
 python_init.py with this statement `import qgis.sys` which seems to do the
 trick. However, not elegant.
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Ticket URL: <https://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/735#comment:9>
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