[New-bugs-announce] [issue43201] sqlite3 import * ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _sqlite3: The specified module could not be found.

[Tyler Reed]

New submission from Tyler Reed <zenskunkworx at gmail.com>:

Running on a new, updated Windows 10 machine with no virtual environment. After removing all previous Python installations, rebooting and performing a fresh install if Python 3.9.1. I run the python console and type:
import sqlite3

I receive the following error:
Python 3.9.1 (tags/v3.9.1:1e5d33e, Dec  7 2020, 17:08:21) [MSC v.1927 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import sqlite3
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files\Python39\lib\sqlite3\__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    from sqlite3.dbapi2 import *
  File "C:\Program Files\Python39\lib\sqlite3\dbapi2.py", line 27, in <module>
    from _sqlite3 import *
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _sqlite3: The specified module could not be found.


I verified that the sqlite3.dll file does exist in C:\Program Files\Python39\DLLs

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messages: 386832
nosy: ZenSkunkworx
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: sqlite3 import * ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _sqlite3: The specified module could not be found.
type: crash
versions: Python 3.9

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