python-ldap on Windows 64bit fails

Question

I am trying to use the python-ldap library with Python 2.7 on Windows 7 64 bit. I have 64bit Python and I was able to get most libraries up and running with the help of the excellent repository run by Mr. Gohlke: http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

However, on python-ldap I stumped: when I install it and then try to include it:

import ldap

I get the following error:

File "[...]\__init__.py", line 22, in <module>
    from ldap._ldap import *
ImportError: DLL load failed: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

The %1 file is _ldap.pyd

Am I doing anything wrong?

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This question is now moot. I have had the problem as described when I installed python-ldap-2.4.13.win-amd64-py2.7 . I then uninstalled and tried installing win32 version from PyPI, that of course did not work either. Then I uninstalled that version, and re-installed (from the same exe file) the 64bit version. Now everything works.

EDIT SUMMARY:

• changed Python version to 2.7 (error in the original post)
• described how the problem went away

Answer 1

you can install the version of Osuch here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-ldap/

select the version appropriate

source: http://www.osuch.org/python-ldap