python23.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Python Scanned by antivirus

python23.dll is a file of the software Python (“Python Core”), published by Python Software Foundation. Version offered here: 2.3.4, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only python23.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download python23.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,465 times

Version: 2.3.4
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 991.23 KB
Publisher: Python Software Foundation

Then:

Extract python23.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: 99323e3df2d87ec812820efd3c9b2e7d531567e1379b294d2894ab55da91d8da · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Python

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides python23.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to python23.dll

The program can't start because python23.dll is missing.
Error loading python23.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load python23.dll

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