On Jan 7, 3:51 pm, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > aj wrote: > > I access python from a network share. This works fine on XP but on > > windows 7 it throws the following error: > > > Python 2.6.1 (r261:67517, Dec 4 2008, 16:51:00) [MSC v.1500 32 bit > > (Intel)] on > > win32 > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > >>>> import random > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> > > File "t:\win32\python-2.6.1\lib\random.py", line 871, in <module> > > _inst = Random() > > File "t:\win32\python-2.6.1\lib\random.py", line 96, in __init__ > > self.seed(x) > > File "t:\win32\python-2.6.1\lib\random.py", line 110, in seed > > a = long(_hexlify(_urandom(16)), 16) > > WindowsError: [Error 127] The specified procedure could not be found > > > Is there some security policy that I need to enable/disable to use > > python from a network on windows 7? > > Is it a problem with the share or with Windows 7? Does it work with > Windows 7 when running a local copy of Python?
It works without any issue on win7 if I copy python to my local drive. Also, accessing python from the same network share works fine on win XP. So I am suspecting some security policy of win7 that is causing problem while accessing it over a network share. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
