I started using ActivePython instead of the stock releases of python. They have win32 extensions built in and a few other helpful things. http://www.activestate.com/activepython/features/
On Feb 25, 8:12 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > Tiago was right. You need the windows extension to have file locking > in windows. I do not know why they did not include that as standard in > Python. I agree with you it should be critical. > > On Feb 25, 6:13 am, Magnitus <eric_vallee2...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > > >what os are you using. This should work o Posix and win32. > > > Windows Vista, 64-bit. > > > I got the 64-bit download for the windows extension at the link that > > Tiago mentioned and it 'fixed' the warning message (though I'm still > > puzzled at why a special windows extension was needed on top of the > > release to 'fix' python, perhaps they should include it the release... > > some doc came with the open source version, guess I'll have to read it > > and find out what the add-on fixes). > > > Thanks for all the help :). > > > On Feb 25, 6:32 am, Tiago Almeida <tiago.b.alme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > For the root no file locking, try: > > > > Install "Python for windows > > > extensions<http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/<http://www.google.com/url?sa=D&q=http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywi...>>" > > > (If you're using windows) > > > > I had a similar issue and documented here > > > <http://groups.google.co.uk/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/ddc56534...[Troubleshooting]+Running+from+source+on+windows+[WARNING%3Aroot%3Aunable+to+import+wsgiserver]+[WARNING%3Aroot%3Ano+file+locking]#f61c0827103abcd7>in > > > the past and it solved my problem. Don't know why though. > > > > Regards, > > > Tiago > > > --- > > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Magnitus <eric_vallee2...@yahoo.ca> > > > wrote: > > > > Thanks for the heads up. > > > > > I did run web2py.py directly and while it works, I got the following > > > > warning: > > > > > WARNING:root:no file locking > > > > > It seems to work otherwise, but I'd still like some clarification on > > > > the warning if anybody knows. > > > > > Parallel to this, I found a py2exe to make a 64 bit binary at > > > > (downloaded the one for python 2.6 as its the version of python that I > > > > use):http://sourceforge.net/projects/py2exe/files/ > > > > > When I tried running "python setup_exe.py py2exe", I got the following > > > > error during installation: > > > > > *** copy data files *** > > > > warning: install_data: setup script did not provide a directory for > > > > 'admin.w2p' > > > > -- installing right in 'D:\web2py\dist' > > > > error: can't copy 'admin.w2p': doesn't exist or not a regular file > > > > > >>python web2py.py > > > > > Because you can do so, I believe you can package it in a binary form > > > > using > > > > tools like py2exe. > > > > > On Feb 24, 9:48 am, Tiago Almeida <tiago.b.alme...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > No questions are stupid. > > > > > I'm no expert but I'll coment on what I know. > > > > > > Web2py runs officially in python 2.5. Don't know how hard it would be > > > > > to > > > > put > > > > > web2py running on 2.6. > > > > > > You don't need the binary package to run web2py, you can run it > > > > > directly > > > > > from python (execute file web2py.py)>>python web2py.py > > > > > > Because you can do so, I believe you can package it in a binary form > > > > using > > > > > tools like py2exe. > > > > > > Backward compatibility claim is just related to the fact that code > > > > changes > > > > > to web2py don't break webapplications written for web2py. > > > > > > I believe web2py will have to support python2.6 eventually but don't > > > > > know > > > > > when. > > > > > Python 3.x support is even farther away. Py3k is a different > > > > > language, it > > > > > has some details that break existing code base and, as such, all the > > > > > code > > > > > has to be ported. It won't happen overnight. > > > > > > Doesn't the code you wrote for python 2.6 run in 2.5? Maybe it does > > > > > and > > > > you > > > > > can integrate it easily with web2py (instead of integrating web2py > > > > > with > > > > what > > > > > you have). > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Tiago > > > > > > ------------------- > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM, Magnitus <eric_vallee2...@yahoo.ca> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, I'm a beginner in python and a complete neophyte in python web > > > > > > frameworks so don't bash my head in if the questions are stupid... > > > > > > > I'm developing an application in C++ for windows x64 and I am now > > > > > > looking for a way to make it a web app. > > > > > > > I'm looking for compatibility with python 2.6 (already started the > > > > > > process of gluing my code with the C API) and eventually python 3.1 > > > > > > in > > > > > > case they stop supporting prior versions. I'm also looking for > > > > > > compatibility with the 64 bits address format. > > > > > > > Now, I see that web2py is available with a pre-compiled binary for > > > > > > windows. Is it a win32 binary? If so, can I build a win64 binary > > > > > > from > > > > > > the source code with python 2.6? > > > > > > > Also, looking at the current compatibilities (2.4/2.5/2.6) and the > > > > > > claim that backward compatibility of the framework will not be > > > > > > broken, > > > > > > I'm wondering if there any future plans for web2py to be eventually > > > > > > compatible with python 3.1 (given that python 3.1 is not backward > > > > > > compatible with code written for previous versions of python or so I > > > > > > heard). > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "web2py-users" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<web2py%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > <web2py%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<web2py%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > > > . > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.-Hidequotedtext - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "web2py-users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<web2py%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. 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