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Asked: 2026-05-28T06:10:59+00:00

I am trying to install GDAL and Python on my Windows 7 workstation. Python-version:

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I am trying to install GDAL and Python on my Windows 7 workstation.

  • Python-version: 2.6.6
  • Gdal 1.8
  • (Visual Visual C++ Studio 2010 Express)

I followed the instructions at http://ucsb.pbworks.com/w/page/1936549/Using-GDAL-with-Python and added PYTHONPATH and the GDAL_DATA to my systems environment variables. Furthermore I modified my PATH variable by adding the GDAL binaries folder.

The GDAL Python bindings I downloaded from: http://vbkto.dyndns.org/sdk/PackageList.aspx?file=release-1600-gdal-1-8-mapserver-5-6.zip

“from osgeo import gdal” causes the following error-message:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
    from osgeo import gdal
  File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py", line 21, in <module>
    _gdal = swig_import_helper()
  File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\osgeo\__init__.py", line 17, in swig_import_helper
    _mod = imp.load_module('_gdal', fp, pathname, description)
ImportError: DLL load failed: Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gefunden.

Thanks in advance,
Martwig

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  1. Editorial Team

    To successfully load GDAL from python in Windows 7, I follow these steps, which should be quite generic:

    1. Install python of your choosing, I used v2.7.2 x64 downloaded from the official website
    2. Run python from command line to determine the compiler version used to build python (mine shows this message: Python 2.7.2 (default, Jun 12 2011, 14:24:46) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32)
    3. Download the corresponding SDK from this link: http://www.gisinternals.com/release.php. Select the correct package for your python (if using the above configuration, then MSVC2008 x64 release link should be selected).
    4. From the subpage, download the following:
      • GDAL core components
      • Python bindings
    5. Install GDAL core components, add the installation dir to path, and add new environment variable ‘GDAL_DATA’ pointing to data subdirectory of GDAL installation.
    6. Install python bindings
    7. You should be profiting from them by now 🙂
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