title: How do I install libsvm for python under windows 7?
body: <p>Would like to know how to install libsvm for python under windows 7?</p>
  
  <p>I downloaded the livsvm zip, but I don't understand the instructions included. I have placed the libsvm.dll in my c:\windows\system32 directory, but when I try </p>
  
  <pre><code>import svmutil
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>or</p>
  
  <pre><code>from svm import *
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I get </p>
  
  <pre><code>Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "&lt;stdin&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
    File "svmutil.py", line 3, in &lt;module&gt;
      from svm import *
    File "svm.py", line 16, in &lt;module&gt;
      '../windows/libsvm.dll'))
    File "C:\Python27\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 365, in __init__
      self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode)
  WindowsError: [Error 126] The specified module could not be found
  </code></pre>