--- In [email protected], Pavel Cisar <pcisar@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > Dne 18.7.2012 08:46, skoczian napsal(a): > > Hello, > > > > I tried to install fdb 0.8.5, first using pip, then "python setup.py > > install", but got both times the same exception: > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<string>", line 14, in <module> > > File "c:\Python32\Scripts\build\fdb\setup.py", line 7, in <module> > > from fdb import __version__ > > File "fdb\__init__.py", line 23, in <module> > > from fdb.fbcore import * > > File "fdb\fbcore.py", line 26, in <module> > > from . import ibase > > File "fdb\ibase.py", line 39, in <module> > > fb_library = WinDLL(fb_library_name) > > File "C:\Python32\lib\ctypes\__init__.py", line 353, in __init__ > > self._handle = _dlopen(self._name, mode) > > TypeError: bad argument type for built-in operation > > > > Windows 7 Home Premium, Firebird 2.5.1 (locally installed), Python 3.2.3 > > The error means that ctypes (standard Python module) can't open the > Firebird client library. I think it's famous Win7 Unauthorized Access > protection at fault here. > That would have been nice, because in that case I should have succeeded installing with admin rights, shouldn't I? But I got the same exception when I tried that.
Thank you, Sibylle
