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Python import throws an OS: module not found error for vlc

So, i installed some stuff for python, and going through all my imports and trying to pip install them gives me a 'Requirement already satisfied'. When I run a script though, everytime i debug to

import vlc

I get a 

OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

directly instead of passing through to the next import. if i comment out this import, it works up to the point where I use it. I am using VSCode, my python version is set to 3.7.1, so that is not the problem. I rarely work with python, so I do not know what else I can do at this point.

Solution

  • While obvious to some, I did not know that VLC was Traffic Cone (tm) video player, and probably should have read the vlc docs.

    You need to have the actual VLC installed on you PC for the vlc import to work with python