>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Hammond [mailto:skippy.hamm...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 11:40 PM To: Marc-Andre Belzile Cc: python-win32@python.org Subject: Re: [python-win32] SystemError: Parent module '__ax_main__' not loaded
On 11/08/2010 5:38 AM, Marc-Andre Belzile wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using the Python ActiveX Scripting engine and I'm trying to set some > global variables in the engine global space before parsing some .py > files. I use this function to set the variables: > > def set_global_vars(fullpath ): > > import os > > globals()['__path__'] = os.path.dirname( fullpath ) > > globals()['__file__'] = fullpath > > It seems to work with my python installation (py2.6/pywin 212) but some > customers of mine have reported an error with this line below (using a > similar installation) > > from win32com.client import dynamic as D > > # ERROR : Traceback (most recent call last): > # File "<Script Block 2>", line 1, in <module> > # from win32com.client import dynamic as D > # SystemError: Parent module '__ax_main__' not loaded > > Obviously, if set_global_vars is skipped, the error doesn't show up. > > Any ideas why would this error happen ? Probably because you are overriding __path__ and __file__ for a module, but the module loader uses those attributes? Is it possible your client is using a different Python version? FWIW, the win32com.axscript.client.pyscript module is what attempts to create a new module called __ax_main__ [mab] They are using the same version. I haven't figured what is the problem yet but renaming the two variables fixed the problem. thanks -mab Mark _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
