title: DPI-1047: Cannot locate a 64-bit Oracle Client library: "The specified module could not be found" - Not Duplicate
body: <p>I tried to follow every possible answer from Stack overflow and tried to follow exact same steps as mentioned in official doc.</p>
  <p><a href="https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html</a></p>
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  <li>I have python 3.8 64bit</li>
  <li>I have Windows server 2019 64 bit</li>
  <li>I downloaded Version 12.1.0.2.0 64bit oracle instant client. Tried with both Instant Client Package - Basic and Instant Client Package - Basic Light</li>
  <li>Set the path of the downloaded file to environment variable Path</li>
  <li>Restarted the system.</li>
  </ol>
  <pre><code>import cx_Oracle
  
  dsn_tns = cx_Oracle.makedsn('XXX', 'PORT', service_name='XXX') 
  conn = cx_Oracle.connect(user=r'XXX', password='XXX', dsn=dsn_tns)
  
  
  c = conn.cursor()
  c.execute(r'select name,open_mode from v$database;') 
  print(c)
  conn.close()
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  <p>I dont know what more to do. Still receiving the below error:</p>
  <pre><code>cx_Oracle.DatabaseError: DPI-1047: Cannot locate a 64-bit Oracle Client library: &quot;The specified module could not be found&quot;. See https://cx-oracle.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/installation.html for help
  </code></pre>