Failed to import dwave.inspector because the file _minorminer.cp313-win_amd64.pyd from the minorminer package is flagged as a virus.

[darkmatter2000]

Description
Failed to import dwave.inspector because the file _minorminer.cp313-win_amd64.pyd from the minorminer package is flagged as a virus.

To Reproduce
Run the following command: import dwave.inspector

Expected behavior
The import should work without any issues.

Environment:

• OS: [window 11]
• Python version: [3.13.1]
• Ocean SDK version: [8.1.0]

Additional context

[Jacck]

I have same issue: ImportError: DLL load failed while importing _minorminer

[arcondello]

@darkmatter2000, what error message are you getting? I see you're using Python 3.13. Would it be possible to check if it also happens with 3.12? And if so, does this happen with only minorminer==0.2.16 or also with minorminer==0.2.15?

@Jacck , I suspect the DLL load fail might be different. But similar question, can you post the full traceback? And does it happen only with one version of minorminer or with all? What version of Python are you using?

[randomir]

@darkmatter2000 and @Jacck, can you share which antivirus (or other threat-detection software) are you running? I just did a quick check of that file on Kaspersky online scanner, and it found no issues. It's possible your AV found a false positive signature somewhere.

[randomir]

I see "MaxSecure" is flagging _minorminer.cp313-win_amd64.pyd as Trojan.Malware.300983.susgen. That's a false positive for sure.

[darkmatter2000]

I solved the problem by disabling the antivirus before installation and reactivating it afterwards.

[darkmatter2000]

@arcondello the error message is "Failed to import dwave.inspector because the file _minorminer.cp313-win_amd64.pyd ..." and at the same time I had a notification from the antivirus so I concluded that it was related and when I looked in the quarantine folder the file _minorminer.cp313-win_amd64.pyd was there

[Jacck]

Thx for you support. Its solved. I just added minorminer.cp310-win_amd64.pyd to McAfee white list.