Executing application fails with code 0xc0000135 during build

[native-api]

See diagnosis steps in this post:

Failing to run compiled Python extension

Bottom line: change compiler flags to link to libgcc and libstdc++ statically. Or place them (with any transitive MinGW-specific dependencies) alongside the .pyd and distribute with your module. I’ve diagnosed the problem with Process Monitor using the following code. This is the most reliable way because you get to see what the system is actually searching for, and where, rather than look at metadata and make assumptions. Since Windows’ DLL search process is compilcated and very settings-de…