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win32api will import via Python CLI, but throws DLL error when actually in a program

I apologize as it seems this question has certainly been asked before. I have searched and scrounged through any answer I can find, and I just can't figure this out.
I am trying to use win32api as per this guide I am following, but I am having trouble getting it to work. If I "import win32api" from the Python command line, it doesn't give me any errors. If I try to use it as an import in the actual program though, I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "code.py", line 7, in
import win32api
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
win32con is also listed and that will import fine if I comment out win32api.
The biggest solution through most of the pages I have found are that this usually occurs when you are mis-matching 32 and 64 bit DLLs with the opposite Python. I have purposely uninstalled pywin32 and reinstalled to verify I was installing the 32-bit version. I am using the 32-bit version of Python 2.7, and have even uninstalled and reinstalled this today as well. I tried installing ActivePython as well.
I am new to all of this, and even getting this far has proven to be somewhat of a nightmare, trying to follow old instructions or just bits and pieces being slightly off here and there. I can generally figure out what I need to do to solve computer issues, but this one is stumping me and it's really starting to frustrate me.
Thank you for any suggestions that I maybe haven't tried yet.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "code.py", line 7, in <module>
import win32api
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
and
<module 'win32api' from 'C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32\win32api.pyd'>
and
<module 'win32con' from 'C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\win32\lib\win32con.pyc'>

Python - How do you import downloaded directories/modules?

This is the first time I have attempted to use anything other than what's provided by python.
I have recently gotten into pythons provided Tkinter, though due to some issues I decided to use another GUI, and heard that PyQt was highly recommended, so I downloaded that and looked into various tutorials. In these tutorials, I cannot seem to execute any of the import statements in said tutorials that relate to PyQt, primarily PyQt5 (I have checked I have the correct version number by the way).
So for instance:
import PyQt5
raises the error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/MEBO/PycharmProjects/Music/testing.py", line 1, in <module>
import Qt
ImportError: No module named 'Qt'
[Finished in 0.1s with exit code 1]
I have a lot of research into this. I've heard people talk of using pip to install modules, and I have done this be safe (as well as downloading it from the internet), I've tried changing the project interpreter to versions Python3/ 2.7/ 2.6, appending the path name to the sys.path directory, (which I really know nothing about to be honest, I was hoping I'd get lucky), though nothing seems to work.
Are you supposed to be able to just import a module off the bat, or do you have to set some things up first?

For windows download the package and extract it to (path where python installed)\Python27\Lib and then try to import.

Specific to PyQt
This package cannot just be downloaded and imported, it must be built because it is not pure python, it uses Qt (C++) and requires dependancies. Read this tutorial on installation.
There is also a very complete python package distribution, Anaconda, that includes pyqt and much more. Almost all the packages I ever looked at are in there.
In general to pure python code
In other cases, if you place modules/code that has been download into the directory that your python script is run from, you can import off the bat, or you can append/insert any folder to the sys.path.
# importer will search here last
sys.path.append('/path/to/code/')
# importer will search here second, right after script's directory
# this can be useful to override a module temporarily...
sys.path.insert(1,'/path/to/code/')

Can only import win32com.client with IDLE. What extra work do i need to set up pywin32?

I have a Tkinter program that i use for time management. I decided to have it scan my inbox in outlook to check emails for tags, and then based on the tag, add it to my list of tasks to do for the night.
The code i wrote works just fine, but i'm getting an error when I import win32com.client. I can import it in IDLE, but it is having problems importing when i try to run the code with a .bat file, or double clicking the .py file.
I have found several people with similar problems, but from what i can tell, it's having problems with win32api module, or pywin32
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "my_program_filename.py", line 1, in <module>
import win32com.client
File "c:/Python27/lib/site-packages/win32com/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
import win32api, sys, os
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found
I'm really confused. When i get the sys.path it's the same with IDLE as it is running from the .py file with the exception of an added "c:/users/username/desktop/timer" for my .py file.
I'm really lost and haven't had to mess with the system path, but I'm not able to figure out what i need to do to fix this.
What do I need to do to get pywin32 working so I can use win32com.client?
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

IIRC, the problem was attempting to link to the debug build. I think i had to dupe the release build and rename it to be debug or something.
try building release and see if it "just works". if so, you have a direction to explore

this is an issue of not having the correct paths in the sys.path. If you make sure that all of the pywin32 folders are in the sys.path(If you check in IDLE it can show that the folders are included even when they aren't?!?!?).
You also have to make sure you run your code from inside your Python directory or it will fail to import win32api. I also found that if you do anything in a function that uses pywin32 and you accidentally misspell the function when you call it, the whole import fails without telling you your function is misspelled. You can also navigate to the /Python27/Lib/site-packages/win32com/client folder and run makepy.py to make sure the right Object library is installed.
When you run makepy.py, you select the COM object you want to use and it creates packages specific to what you want to use. I don't fully understand why this is, but once i did this and ran my file from the Python folder it worked! There is a more in depth explanation on how to get this working right here.

I found this link to be the solution rather than the win32com/client as indicated above: win32com import error python 3.4

in my case typing in cmd:
python C:\Python27\Scripts\pywin32_postinstall.py -install
I hope this helps

Cannot compile a PyQT designer file into a Python

I hope someone can help me as I've already spent several hours trying to sort this issue out without success. I am trying to use compileUi from the modPyQt4.uic to compile a PyQT Designer ui file into a Python py file, but when I do I get errors saying the DLLs fail to load.
Investigating further I found that these errors occur because Python cannot find Core QT module. I get the following error when trying to import the Core Qt module into Maya 2011:
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
# Error: line 1: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found.
# Traceback (most recent call last):
# File "<maya console>", line 2, in <module>
# ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified procedure could not be found. #
I have seen that others have had similar issues and that the advice given in response is to to either move the DLLs /bin directory under PyQT4 into the root directory of the installation or alter the environment variable so that it points to the /bin directory ahead of all other directorys in the Python installation.
In my situation, however, the /bin directory doesn't even exist in my installation and even after reinstalling it it still is not there. Why is it not there? Have the developers moved the files elsewhere?
My installation is as follows:
Windows 7
Python 2.6.4 running in Maya 2011
PyQT v4.8.4 for Python 2.6
Once again I hope someone can help me as I want to lean PyQt, but if I can't solve this problem it is going to be an impassable barrier to progressing further.
Thanks in advance,
Terry Rozmus

Instead of writing " from PyQt4.QtCore import * "...use from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore..

How to use OpenCV in Python?

I have just installed OpenCV on my Windows 7 machine. As a result, I get a new directory:
C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages
In this directory, I have two files: cv.lib and cv.pyd.
Then I try to use the opencv from Python. I do the following:
import sys
sys.path.append('C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages')
import cv
As a result I get the following error message:
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
What am I doing wrong?
ADDED
As it was recommended here, I have copied content of C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib\site-packages to the C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages. It did not help.
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My environment variables have the following values:
Path=C:\Program Files\MiKTex\miktex\bin;C:\OpenCV2.2\bin;C:\Python26;
PYTHONPATH=C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages
Do I need to change something? Do I need to add something?
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I think my question is general: How to use a library? Probably I need to find a *.ddl file somewhere? Then I need to use the name of the directory containing this file as a value to some environment variables? Or maybe I need to use sys.addpath? I also need to know how the way to call the library is related to the name of the file that contains the library.
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It is interesting that when I type import cv, I get:
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
But when I type import opencv I get:
ImportError: No module named opencv
ADDED 5
It has been suggested that I usthe e inconsistent version of python. In more details, OpenCV tries to use Python2.7 and I had Python2.6. So, I have installed Python 2.7. It makes difference. Now I do not have the old error message, but I have a new one:
ImportError: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import
ADDED 6
I have managed to resolve the problem by installing numpy. It took some time because I did not realized that there are different numpy installer corresponding to different versions of Python. Some details can be found in my answer to my own question (see bellow).

The problem was resolved. The following steps has been done:
A new version of python (version 2.7) has been installed.
After that I still was unable to run OpenCV because I had some problems with the numpy library.
I tired to install numpy but the installer did not see my new version of the Python.
I deleted the old version of Python as well as links to the old version in the Path system vatriable.
After that numpy installer was not able to finish the installation.
I have realized that I need to run another numpy installer that is associated with the Python 2.7. It can be found here.
Finally everything worked. I was able to "import cv".

I suspect you have the same problem I've run into. If you have a 64-bit version of Python, it cannot load 32-bit DLLs. OpenCV currently only ships 32-bit binaries. If you want 64-bit .pyd and .dll files, you have to compile them yourself. There are some instructions on the OpenCV Wiki, but it's not for the faint of heart. Expect to have a substantial time investment.
The easiest solution is to:
Uninstall 64-bit Python
Install a 32-bit distribution.
The PythonXY distribution includes pyopencv -- a good set of OpenCV hooks. The only limitation is that it's 32-bit, so don't make plans to process gigapixel astronomy data with it! ;)
If you must have the 64-bit version, follow these instructions to get it OpenCV to compile with Visual Studio 2010. There's a discussion on stackoverflow that describes building 64-bit apps with VC Express.
EDIT: OpenCV now ships with 64-bit Python binaries. The .dll files need to go somewhere in your path (I put them in the scripts folder), and the .pyd files go in your site-packages directory.

I had trouble interfacing OpenCV with Python, and I was looking all over the place for help. Here's what worked for me. I basically followed this post: http://opencvpython.blogspot.com/2012/05/install-opencv-in-windows-for-python.html. After downloading and extracting OpenCV 2.4.6, you basically get a folder called "opencv" with a bunch of stuff in it. Navigate to build->python->2.7. Inside, there is only one file called "cv2.pyd". I copied this file and pasted it in "python-2.7.5\Lib\site-packages". I'm actually using the Spyder IDE, and it works fine. In the python interpreter, typing in "import cv" worked for me.

Maybe you should edit your environment variable
right click on the "My Computer" or something like this, click on properties.
In the properties window click on the Advanced tab.
Then, the environment variables button.
Change the path.