my linker is having a hard time finding the python library. You can see the output of where it is looking like this.


command line:  ld --verbose -lpython36

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attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libpython36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/python36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/python36.lib failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/libpython36.dll failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/python36.dll failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib\libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/libpython36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/python36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/python36.lib failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/libpython36.dll failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib/python36.dll failed
attempt to open /mingw64tdm/lib\libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/libpython36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/python36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/python36.lib failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/libpython36.dll failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib/python36.dll failed
attempt to open /usr/local/lib\libpython36.a failed
attempt to open /lib/libpython36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /lib/python36.dll.a failed
attempt to open /lib/libpython36.a succeeded
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I made a lib folder and copied the libpython36.a file, which is why that is found