Duplicates of dll-files (python, VCRUNTIME140)

[FreeHarry]

Since long a time I have the problem to have duplicate dll-files, comparing the application dir to the lib subdir.

If set include_msvcr=False, then only python#.dll is duplicated.

If set include_msvcr=True, python#.dll and VCRUNTIME140.dll are duplicated.

I can remove the dll's from the lib subdir and everything works well. Would it be possible to exclude these dll's in the lib subdir automatically in cx_freeze?

I use cx_freeze 6.8.4 on Windows 10.

[marcelotduarte]

I see that this can happen. I have a solution I'm testing. I saw, for example, that when copying _asyncio.pyd, it copies python39.dll to the lib. The duplicated vcruntime140.dll in the lib is on purpose.
Can you show me when python3x.dll is copied to lib?
When giving the build, post for me the line "copying" from python to lib and the previous line that usually indicates where detected. Just to find out which modules might be doing this.

[FreeHarry]

These are the "copying" lines you wanted ...

copying C:\Users\user\.pyvirtualenvs\general\lib\site-packages\win32\_win32sysloader.pyd -> \\VBoxSvr\Host-Dropbox\Programming\python\projects\opencadfile\build\lib\_win32sysloader.pyd
copying C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python39.dll -> \\VBoxSvr\Host-Dropbox\Programming\python\projects\opencadfile\build\lib\python39.dll

It seems if I import one of the modules of the package pywin32 it results in this duplicated python39.dll file.

[marcelotduarte]

cx_Freeze 6.10 has just been released.