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authorSteve Dower <steve.dower@microsoft.com>2019-03-31 03:58:17 (GMT)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2019-03-31 03:58:17 (GMT)
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bpo-36085: Add installer check for KB2533625 (GH-12636)
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@@ -754,7 +754,9 @@ Changes in the Python API
used, and modifications to these will no longer have any effect on normal DLL
resolution. If your application relies on these mechanisms, you should check
for :func:`~os.add_dll_directory` and if it exists, use it to add your DLLs
- directory while loading your library.
+ directory while loading your library. Note that Windows 7 users will need to
+ ensure that Windows Update KB2533625 has been installed (this is also verified
+ by the installer).
(See :issue:`36085`.)