Howard Lightstone <how...@eegsoftware.com> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Bill Janssen <jans...@parc.com> wrote: > > > Howard Lightstone <how...@eegsoftware.com> wrote: > > > > > I've had a private Python25 install running with win32 for a while. I > > > believe the trick is that the pythoncom25.dll and pywintypes25.dll have > > to > > > be in the SAME folder as the python.exe that you want to use (due to > > Windoze > > > own variety of internal search paths for DLLs). In my code, I also alter > > > the PATH to point to both the DLLs and (root) folder where the python.exe > > > is. I actually have an embedded interpreter in my instance with a > > > subfolder of the entire Python25 installation. I am able to run the > > > python.exe and use the win32 code without changing any registry items on > > > machines that have never had Python installed. > > > > Thanks, Howard. That's just what I want to do. > > > > Unfortunately, I've tried just that (I think) and it didn't work. I > > install Python 2.6.5 "just for me" under a private directory > > (C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python), then I unzip the 2.6.5 version of pywin32 and > > put it in "the right place" (C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\Lib\site-packages\). > > Then I copy the two pywin32 DLLs to the right place > > (C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python), just where the python.exe is. > > > > Then I set my path so that python.exe (and thus the two DLLs) are on it, > > and try running Python: > > > > $ python -i > > Python 2.6.5 (r265:79096, Mar 19 2010, 21:48:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit > > (Intel)] on win32 > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > > >>> import win32api > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > > ImportError: DLL load failed: This application has failed to start because > > the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may > > fix this problem. > > >>> > > $ > > > > Here's what the assembly XML for Python (also in C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python) > > says: > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> > > <!-- Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. --> > > <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> > > <noInheritable/> > > <assemblyIdentity > > type="win32" > > name="Microsoft.VC90.CRT" > > version="9.0.21022.8" > > processorArchitecture="x86" > > publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b" > > /> > > <file name="msvcr90.dll" /> <file name="msvcp90.dll" /> <file > > name="msvcm90.dll" /> > > </assembly> > > > > Bill > > > > > > > -- > > > Howard Lightstone > > > how...@eegsoftware.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > python-win32 mailing list > > > python-win32@python.org > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > > > > I see (having just tried it again) that I seem to have ALSO copied the two > DLLs to the Pythonwin folder (in site-packages). I am loading the > pywintypes25.dll from there but the pythoncom25.dll from the folder where > python.exe is (as reported by Process Explorer). I guess (long ago) when I > was trying to get things working that I copied the DLLs everywhere.
OK, I tried that. Still doesn't work. I also checked the manifest in the pywintypes26.dll to make sure all the numbers matched the Python VC90.CRT manifest, and they do. Rebooting the machine doesn't help. Bill $ cd /tmp $ python -i Python 2.6.5 (r265:79096, Mar 19 2010, 21:48:26) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import win32api Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> ImportError: DLL load failed: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. >>> $ cd /c/UpLib/1.7.9/python/ $ find . -name \*.dll ./DLLs/sqlite3.dll ./DLLs/tcl85.dll ./DLLs/tclpip85.dll ./DLLs/tk85.dll ./Lib/site-packages/isapi/PyISAPI_loader.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/mfc90.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/mfc90u.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/mfcm90.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/mfcm90u.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/pythoncom26.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/pywintypes26.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/scintilla.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pywin32_system32/pythoncom26.dll ./Lib/site-packages/pywin32_system32/pywintypes26.dll ./Lib/site-packages/win32/perfmondata.dll ./msvcr90.dll ./python26.dll ./pythoncom26.dll ./pywintypes26.dll ./tcl/dde1.3/tcldde13.dll ./tcl/reg1.2/tclreg12.dll ./tcl/tix8.4.3/tix84.dll $ find . -name \*.manifest ./Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/Microsoft.VC90.MFC.manifest ./Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest $ _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
