[Python] Discover missing module using command-line ("DLL load failed" error)

On Windows, when we try to import a .pyd file, and a DLL that the .pyd depends on cannot be found, we get this traceback:

Traceback (most recent call last):
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ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.


When this happens, often one has to resort to a graphical tool like Dependencies to figure out what is the name of the missing module.

How can I obtain the missing module name via the command-line?

Context: often we get this error in CI, and it would be easier to login via SSH to find out the missing module name, rather than having to log via GUI.

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