DLL load failed while importing _arcgisscripting

[yodrin]

On being found, ArcPy tries to import everything from _arcgisscripting
from ._arcgisscripting import *
but fails with the following message:
ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _arcgisscripting: The specified module could not be found.

Latest version of ArcGIS Pro (3.3.1)

[mhw-at-yg]

What version of Archook is being used? This looks similar to an error that was fixed in #39. Use the developer or manual install recipe at https://github.com/JamesRamm/archook?tab=readme-ov-file#installation if yours is older than that fix. (Unfortunately I am unable to generate new PyPi releases.)

If current, can you share a minimal script that results in this error?

[yodrin]

It happens on the start of the script:

`from archook import get_arcpy

get_arcpy(pro=True)`

[VaasuDevanS]

Any fix for this? This issue still exists!

ArcGIS Pro version: 3.3.2

Steps to reproduce

> uv venv --python 3.11
> uv pip install https://github.com/JamesRamm/archook.git
> mkdir .venv\conda-meta
> uv run python
    >>> import archook
    >>> archook.get_arcpy(pro=True)
    >>> import arcpy
    ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _arcgisscripting: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.

[maphew]

thanks for the recipe @VaasuDevanS , unfortunately on my machine this just works. :-/ I'll try some variations with this to see if I can find a fail condition. I have some other machines at my disposal now I can be more agressive with.

create-env.bat:

uv venv --python 3.11
uv pip install https://github.com/JamesRamm/archook.git
mkdir .venv\conda-meta

test-41.py:

import archook

def main():    
    print("Attempting to get arcpy with pro=True...")
    archook.get_arcpy(pro=True)
    
    print("Attempting to import arcpy...")
    try:
        import arcpy
        print("Successfully imported arcpy")
    except ImportError as e:
        print(f"Failed to import arcpy: {e}")
        raise

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

D:\bugs\archook-41
λ uv run python test-41.py
Attempting to get arcpy with pro=True...
Attempting to import arcpy...
Successfully imported arcpy

[VaasuDevanS]

@maphew I tried the same piece code in another windows 10 machine and it failed with same error. Could you share the ArcGIS Pro version, Windows version, where ArcGIS Pro is installed to compare my machine and yours (where it worked). Thanks.

[maphew]

Machine 1: (using https://github.com/JamesRamm/archook/blob/master/test/simple-test-arcpro.py)

D:\bugs\archook-41>uv run test-arcpro.py
========================================
3.11.11 (main, Feb  5 2025, 19:14:43) [MSC v.1942 64 bit (AMD64)]

--- PRE sys.path:
D:\bugs\archook-41
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\python311.zip
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\DLLs
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\Lib
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none
D:\bugs\archook-41\.venv
D:\bugs\archook-41\.venv\Lib\site-packages
---

--- ArcGIS Pro archook result: None
---

--- archook version: 1.3
---

--- POST sys.path:
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\Resources\ArcToolbox\Scripts
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\Resources\ArcPy
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\bin
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\lib\site-packages
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\lib
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\DLLs
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\python311.zip
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3
D:\bugs\archook-41
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\python311.zip
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\DLLs
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\Lib
C:\Users\matt\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none
D:\bugs\archook-41\.venv
D:\bugs\archook-41\.venv\Lib\site-packages
---

--- Arcpy Workspace: None

Machine 2:

D:\temp\bug-archook-41>uv run test-arcpro.py
========================================
3.11.11 (main, Jan 14 2025, 22:46:06) [MSC v.1942 64 bit (AMD64)]

--- PRE sys.path:
D:\temp\bug-archook-41
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\python311.zip
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\DLLs
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\Lib
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none
D:\temp\bug-archook-41\.venv
D:\temp\bug-archook-41\.venv\Lib\site-packages
---

--- ArcGIS Pro archook result: None
---

--- archook version: 1.3
---

--- POST sys.path:
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\Resources\ArcToolbox\Scripts
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\Resources\ArcPy
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\\bin
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\lib\site-packages
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\lib
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\DLLs
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3\python311.zip
C:\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3
D:\temp\bug-archook-41
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\python311.zip
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\DLLs
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none\Lib
C:\Users\test-user\AppData\Roaming\uv\python\cpython-3.11.11-windows-x86_64-none
D:\temp\bug-archook-41\.venv
D:\temp\bug-archook-41\.venv\Lib\site-packages
---

--- Arcpy Workspace: None