Getting error "ImportError: Module use of python312.dll conflicts with this version of Python." when flashing - can build perfectly fine

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I get the error "ImportError: Module use of python312.dll conflicts with this version of Python." when I try to flash my device using any Python version below 3.12.x. I get no error when I try to build the project. However, when I set the global Python version to 3.12.0 using pyenv, it first and foremost correctly doesn't recognize the nrfutil package until I install it into the new version, which is a sign that it has correctly changed the version, but I also get a new error related to not having the package "constants." When I pip install that I get a third error: versions\3.12.0\Lib\site-packages
ordicsemi\lister\windows\lister_win32.py", line 43, in <module>
 from constants import DIGCF_PRESENT, DEVPKEY, DIGCF_DEVICEINTERFACE
ImportError: cannot import name 'DIGCF_PRESENT' from 'constants' (C:\Users\DripTooHard\.pyenv\pyenv-win\versions\3.12.0\Lib\site-packages\constants.py) Looking online, it seems like the fix to this issue is to downgrade to 3.8 or 3.9. But this just goes back to me having the original error. I tried looking at the support information, and it seems like the toolchain is reffering to a Python 3.12.4 version? // IMPORTANT: The following data can contain sensitive or confidential information about your environment.
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} I am wondering if the fix would be to somehow change the python version in the toolchain, but I would like to hear first if you have any other suggestions? I have gone through my path and replaced all occurances of Python with a refference to 3.8.6, but once again, it appears that pyenv is correctly setting the right python versions, so this is most likely not a path issue.

SoldOutYungLean · Accepted Answer

Okay so the fix was as Simonr suggested: You have to delete your "C:\USER\ \.pyenv\pyenv-win\shims " folder. When I did that, I got a new error, saying that I didn't have nrfutil, despite pip installing it. The fix was to manually install nrfutil from here: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Util/Download#infotabs . Make sure you remember the path you install it at. (More info here: RE: FATAL ERROR: required program nrfutil not found; install it or add its location to PATH ) When I did that a new error related to not having "device" showed up. I then had to run the command "PATH_TO_NRF_UTIL install device" And now it is fixed. I used a Windows 11 machine. There would've been more steps if I had used a mac or linux.

Getting error "ImportError: Module use of python312.dll conflicts with this version of Python." when flashing - can build perfectly fine

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