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[Dick Hollenbeck <dick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/27/2014 10:20 AM, Tomasz Wlostowski wrote:
> On 27.06.2014 17:13, Dick Hollenbeck wrote:
>> Jason,
>>
>> Likely it will work without python.
>>
>> Likely the _pcbnew.kiface cannot be loaded because something it needs cannot be found.
>>
>> While "same path" is used to find _pcbnew.kiface from kicad.exe, the technique used to
>> load _pcbnew.kiface is done by Windows, not us.  All its DLL dependencies must be met
>> before it can be considered loadable or loaded.
> 
> Hi Dick/Jason
> 
> You could try this tool:
> http://dependencywalker.com/
> 
> to check what are the Kicad's DLL dependencies under Windows and what is 
> missing.
> 
> Regards,
> Tom
> 


Yep, that's the big hammer.

But setting the PATH to the python*.dll will likely be the quicker fix.  And of course
that should be an additive change.