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Python27.dll and SDL2.dll?

A topic by janinechicken2 created 14 days ago Views: 85 Replies: 3
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Hi! I've been browsing Itch over the last little while, and I've been trying to play a couple of visual novels. However, a number of these fail to open, displaying the messages: "The code execution cannot proceed because SDL2.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem," and "The code execution cannot proceed because python27.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem." It seems to be a trend. I've looked online a little, and tried putting those files into the game manually, then into my system32 files, but nothing's worked.  Any tips?

From what you describe, I think you're referring to Renpy. VNs created with Renpy should include all the necessary files to run and not depend on prior installations of either SDL or Python. In other words, you don't need to install anything yourself.


If this happens to you with the same developer, it could be a problem with how that person is exporting their game or they're using an unstable version. It's best to tell them directly on their game's website.

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The thing is, it still won't work - the files are there, but it says it can't find them

This happens the exact same way, for games from multiple devs

This is a very rare error. Try placing those two .dll files next to the game executable.

If not, it's best to try the official Renpy community:
https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/