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python3.dll export forwarders not resolved in all situations due to missing python3?.dll dependency and DLL search path behavior

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3.8 (EOL) OS-windows type-bug
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Description

BPO 29399
Nosy @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2017-01-31.17:14:06.219>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', 'OS-windows']
title = 'python3.dll export forwarders not resolved in all situations due to missing python3?.dll dependency and DLL search path behavior'
updated_at = <Date 2021-02-25.22:48:22.638>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/ElliPirelli'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-02-25.22:48:22.638>
actor = 'paul.moore'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2017-01-31.17:14:06.219>
creator = 'Elli Pirelli'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 29399
keywords = []
message_count = 11.0
messages = ['286544', '286553', '286560', '286562', '286564', '286568', '387682', '387684', '387687', '387689', '387691']
nosy_count = 6.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'Elli Pirelli']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue29399'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the python3.dll export-forwarder failure on Windows under the DLL search-path situations described in the issue, checking whether the required python3?.dll dependency is available. Trace which dependency lookup fails and verify completion when the forwarders resolve consistently in all reported situations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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