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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Trying to use Python DLL results in error.","articleBody":"### Environment\r\n\r\n-   Pythonnet version: 3.0\r\n-   Python version: 3.11\r\n-   Operating System: Windows 10\r\n-   .NET Runtime: Net Framework 4.7.1\r\n\r\n### Details\r\n\r\n-   Describe what you were trying to get done.\r\n\r\n    I was trying to test the features of pythonnet because I was really hopeful for this api.\r\n\r\n-   What commands did you run to trigger this issue? If you can provide a\r\n    [Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example](http://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve)\r\n    this will help us understand the issue.\r\n\r\nI tried setting the DLL location with the variable and it straight up crashes. I tried using the python38 dll but that gives the same error.\r\n```\r\n Unhandled Exception: System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Delegates' threw an exception. ---\u003e System.DllNotFoundException: Could not load C:\\Users\\Awire\\source\\repos\\pythonnettest\\pythonnettest\\bin\\Debug\\python311.dll. ---\u003e System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: %1 is not a valid Win32 application\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Platform.WindowsLoader.Load(String dllToLoad)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates.GetUnmanagedDll(String libraryName)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates..cctor()\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates.get_Py_IsInitialized()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Py_IsInitialized()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.\u003c\u003ec.\u003cInitialize\u003eb__32_0()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.TryUsingDll[T](Func`1 op)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Initialize(Boolean initSigs)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize(IEnumerable`1 args, Boolean setSysArgv, Boolean initSigs)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize()\r\n   at pythonnettest.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\\Users\\Awire\\source\\repos\\pythonnettest\\pythonnettest\\Program.cs:line 17C:\\Users\\Awire\\source\\repos\\pythonnettest\\pythonnettest\\bin\\Debug\\python311.dll. ---\u003e System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: %1 is not a valid Win32 application\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Platform.WindowsLoader.Load(String dllToLoad)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates.GetUnmanagedDll(String libraryName)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates..cctor()\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Delegates.get_Py_IsInitialized()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Py_IsInitialized()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.\u003c\u003ec.\u003cInitialize\u003eb__32_0()\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.TryUsingDll[T](Func`1 op)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Initialize(Boolean initSigs)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize(IEnumerable`1 args, Boolean setSysArgv, Boolean initSigs)\r\n   at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize()\r\n   at pythonnettest.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\\Users\\Awire\\source\\repos\\pythonnettest\\pythonnettest\\Program.cs:line 17\r\n```\r\nMy C# code\r\n```\r\nusing System;\r\nusing System.Collections.Generic;\r\nusing System.Linq;\r\nusing System.Text;\r\nusing System.Threading.Tasks;\r\nusing Python.Runtime;\r\nusing Python;\r\nusing System.IO;\r\n\r\nnamespace pythonnettest\r\n{\r\n    internal class Program\r\n    {\r\n        static void Main(string[] args)\r\n        {\r\n            Runtime.PythonDLL = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location) + @\"\\python311.dll\";\r\n            PythonEngine.Initialize();\r\n            PythonEngine.Exec(\"print('Hello')\");\r\n            \r\n\r\n        }\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n\r\n```\r\n-   If there was a crash, please include the traceback here.\r\n\r\nN/A\r\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/Awire9966","@type":"Person","name":"Awire9966"},"datePublished":"2022-10-28T11:01:39.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/1989/pythonnet/issues/1989"}