PyGMT can't load GMT library for Python 3.8 + Windows 10

Description of the problem despite adding to path set "GMT_LIBRARY_PATH=C:\programs\gmt6\lib"

import pygmt
pygmt.show_versions()
pygmt.test()

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GMTCLibNotFoundError                      Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-2-9f7fe29d69d2> in <module>
----> 1 import pygmt
      2 pygmt.show_versions()
      3 pygmt.test()

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\__init__.py in <module>
     55 
     56 # Start our global modern mode session
---> 57 _begin()
     58 # Tell Python to run _end when shutting down
     59 _atexit.register(_end)

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\session_management.py in begin()
     14     """
     15     prefix = "pygmt-session"
---> 16     with Session() as lib:
     17         lib.call_module("begin", prefix)
     18         # pygmt relies on GMT modern mode with GMT_COMPATIBILITY at version 6

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py in __enter__(self)
    183             raising the exception.
    184         """
--> 185         self.create("pygmt-session")
    186         # Need to store the version info because 'get_default' won't work after
    187         # the session is destroyed.

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py in create(self, name)
    330             pass
    331 
--> 332         c_create_session = self.get_libgmt_func(
    333             "GMT_Create_Session",
    334             argtypes=[ctp.c_char_p, ctp.c_uint, ctp.c_uint, ctp.c_void_p],

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py in get_libgmt_func(self, name, argtypes, restype)
    282         """
    283         if not hasattr(self, "_libgmt"):
--> 284             self._libgmt = load_libgmt()
    285         function = getattr(self._libgmt, name)
    286         if argtypes is not None:

c:\program files\python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\loading.py in load_libgmt(lib_fullnames)
     57 
     58     if error:
---> 59         raise GMTCLibNotFoundError("\n".join(error_msg))
     60 
     61     return libgmt

GMTCLibNotFoundError: Error loading GMT shared library at 'gmt.dll'.

System information

python -c "import pygmt; pygmt.show_versions()":

  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\__init__.py", line 57, in <module>
    _begin()
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\session_management.py", line 16, in begin
    with Session() as lib:
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py", line 185, in __enter__
    self.create("pygmt-session")
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py", line 332, in create
    c_create_session = self.get_libgmt_func(
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\session.py", line 284, in get_libgmt_func
    self._libgmt = load_libgmt()
  File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\site-packages\pygmt\clib\loading.py", line 59, in load_libgmt
    raise GMTCLibNotFoundError("\n".join(error_msg))
pygmt.exceptions.GMTCLibNotFoundError: Error loading GMT shared library at 'gmt.dll'.
Could not find module 'gmt.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.
Error loading GMT shared library at 'gmt_w64.dll'.
Could not find module 'gmt_w64.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.
Error loading GMT shared library at 'gmt_w32.dll'.
Could not find module 'gmt_w32.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.

Python 3.8.2 + Windows 10 I used pip3 install pygmt , I have not tried yet pip install --pre --index-url https://test.pypi.org/simple/ --extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple pygmt as I read that you decided not to compile for Py3.8 anymore

I experienced bugs using “outdated” modules and dependency troubles with py3.9, as it was too fresh…