[Python] Python FileNotFoundError: Could not find module 'venv\DLLs\libyara.dll' (or one of...

In my Python code I use yara to compile yara rules.

The documentation located at https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/stable/yarapython.html says that I can use it by importing it like this:

import yara


However when I run the code I get

FileNotFoundError: Could not find module 'C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\venv\DLLs\libyara.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.


I am using a venv python enviroment for this project running in Windows 11.

I have tried the following:

• pip install yara
• pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall yara
• pip install -I yara
• pip install --ignore-installed yara

However I still get that the libyara.dll file is missing:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\deploygate.py", line 14, in <module>
import yara
File "C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\venv\lib\site-packages\yara\__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
from yara.rules import compile
File "C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\venv\lib\site-packages\yara\rules.py", line 17, in <module>
from yara.libyara_wrapper import *
File "C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\venv\lib\site-packages\yara\libyara_wrapper.py", line 315, in <module>
libyaradll = cdll.LoadLibrary(library)
File "C:\Users\bruker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 452, in LoadLibrary
return self._dlltype(name)
File "C:\Users\bruker\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 374, in __init__
self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
FileNotFoundError: Could not find module 'C:\Users\bruker\Pycharmprojects\projectx\venv\DLLs\libyara.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.


How can I fix the yara dll file missing? I am using Python 3.10.

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