[Bf-python] building Blender 2.79 as a python module on Windows 10 x64 - no DLL found

[Jonathan Railsback]

I've compiled Blender as a python module and installed it to the site-packages folder according  to the directions here:

https://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Ideasman42/BlenderAsPyModule

I've found that in the bin folder, I have the expected bpy.pyd file, but no DLL files.

When I attempt to use bpy in my ide (pycharm) I get the following error after trying "import bpy":

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
File "E:\Applications\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2017.2.1\helpers\pydev\_pydev_bundle\pydev_import_ hook.py", line 21, in do_import
module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

I've made sure to compile for release, and for x64.  I've used VS 2015 and VS 2017, and Python x64 v3.5.3 (should be the same Python as Blender 2.79).

Is this a known issue with building Blender 2.79 as a Python module?  Or is the DLL not really needed?

My overall goal is to get Blender content assist in my IDE.

Thanks,

jonbitzen
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