# Winerror 126 trying to issue certificates

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**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/winerror-126-trying-to-issue-certificates/2931 "2021-08-29T08:46:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jvaldez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jvaldez](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/jvaldez)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2021, 8:46am UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/winerror-126-trying-to-issue-certificates/2931/1 "2021-08-29T08:46:10Z")

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Hello, im running a python virtual environment, im stuck in the process of issuing certificates, its giving me this error.

(env) C:\Users\myuser\env\Scripts\cert-issuer\>python cert\_issuer -c conf.ini  
WARNING - Your app is configured to skip the wifi check when the USB is plugged in. Read the documentation to ensure this is what you want, since this is less secure  
INFO - This run will try to issue on the bitcoin\_testnet chain  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “c:\users\myuser\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\runpy.py”, line 193, in _run\_module\_as\_main  
“ **main** ”, mod\_spec)  
File “c:\users\myuser\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\runpy.py”, line 85, in run\_code  
exec(code, run\_globals)  
File "cert\_issuer\_main.py", line 21, in   
cert\_issuer\_main()  
File "cert\_issuer\_main_.py", line 17, in cert\_issuer\_main  
issue\_certificates.main(parsed\_config)  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\cert\_issuer-2.0.29-py3.7.egg\cert\_issuer\issue\_certificates.py”, line 34, in main  
from cert\_issuer.blockchain\_handlers import bitcoin  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\cert\_issuer-2.0.29-py3.7.egg\cert\_issuer\blockchain\_handlers\bitcoin\__init_\_.py”, line 7, in   
from cert\_issuer.blockchain\_handlers.bitcoin.connectors import BitcoinServiceProviderConnector, MockServiceProviderConnector  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\cert\_issuer-2.0.29-py3.7.egg\cert\_issuer\blockchain\_handlers\bitcoin\connectors.py”, line 9, in   
import bitcoin.rpc  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\python\_bitcoinlib-0.11.0-py3.7.egg\bitcoin\rpc.py”, line 48, in   
from bitcoin.wallet import CBitcoinAddress, CBitcoinSecret  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\python\_bitcoinlib-0.11.0-py3.7.egg\bitcoin\wallet.py”, line 33, in   
import bitcoin.core.key  
File “C:\Users\myuser\env\lib\site-packages\python\_bitcoinlib-0.11.0-py3.7.egg\bitcoin\core\key.py”, line 34, in   
_ssl = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(ctypes.util.find\_library(‘ssl’) or ‘libeay32’)  
File "c:\users\myuser\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\ctypes\_init_.py", line 442, in LoadLibrary  
return self._dlltype(name)  
File "c:\users\myuser\appdata\local\programs\python\python37-32\lib\ctypes\_init_.py", line 364, in **init**  
self.\_handle = \_dlopen(self.\_name, mode)  
OSError: [WinError 126] The specified module could not be found

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**Author:** ![jess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jess](https://community.blockcerts.org/u/jess)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.blockcerts.org/t/winerror-126-trying-to-issue-certificates/2931/2 "2021-09-02T19:13:22Z")

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Good luck !