On 8/1/20, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > On 2020-08-01 21:58, Barry wrote: >> On 31-7-2020 22:10, Tanmay Shah wrote: >>> >>> After downloading Python 3.8.5 IDLE, an error message popped up, >>> saying the code execution cannot proceed because python38.dll was >>> not found. What should I do in order to use the Python interpreter? >> >> I have never had to reboot windows when installing python. >> Was I lucky? > > No. I've never had a problem with it either.
I don't know what "[a]fter downloading Python 3.8.5 IDLE" means to the OP. For a successful installation of Python 3.8 using an "executable" or "web-based" installer from python.org [1], the file "python38.dll" will be installed in the same directory as python.exe and will thus always be found. [1] https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-385 -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
