{"id":23619,"library":"dllist","title":"dllist","description":"List the shared libraries loaded by the current process. Version 2.0.0 is the latest, which aligns with the upcoming addition to Python 3.14 standard library. Release cadence is low.","status":"active","version":"2.0.0","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/wardbrian/dllist","tags":["shared libraries","system","introspection"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install dllist","lang":"bash","label":"Install via pip"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"Wrong: 'import dllist' gives you the module, not the function. Always import the function directly.","wrong":"import dllist","symbol":"dllist","correct":"from dllist import dllist"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from dllist import dllist\n\nlibs = dllist()\nfor lib in libs:\n    print(lib)\n","lang":"python","description":"Lists all shared libraries loaded by the current process."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Wrap import in try/except ImportError, or check platform support before calling.","message":"On unsupported platforms, dllist() will raise an ImportError because the function is not defined (v2.0.0+). Previously it returned an empty list.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=2.0.0"},{"fix":"Wrap dllist() call in try/except to handle platform errors.","message":"In v2.0.0 and later, if an error occurs in the underlying platform calls, an exception will propagate instead of silently returning an empty list.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=2.0.0"},{"fix":"Migrate to stdlib 'dllist' from Python 3.14 standard library once available.","message":"dllist function will be part of Python 3.14 standard library. This package will become unnecessary.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=2.0.0, <3.14"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Check platform support or use try/except ImportError: from dllist import dllist","cause":"If using an unsupported platform, the function is not defined in the module.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'dllist' from 'dllist'"},{"fix":"Run 'pip install dllist'","cause":"Package not installed.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'dllist'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}