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pygmt does not run due to error loading library
See original GitHub issueDescription of the problem
pygmt does not run due to error loading the library gmt_w64.dll. There is no file gmt_w64.dll. I have tried making Python refer to gmt.dll, which is available, but this was unsuccessful.
Full code that generated the error
import pygmt
Full error message
GMTCLibNotFoundError: Error loading the GMT shared library 'gmt_w64.dll':
[WinError 126] The specified module could not be found
System information
- Operating system: Windows10 64 bit
- Python installation (Anaconda, system, ETS): miniconda
- Version of GMT: gmt=6.0.0rc*
- Version of Python: Python 3.7
- Version of this package: unknown
- If using conda, paste the output of
conda listbelow:
output of conda list
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