Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2009-03-25 Thread John Machin
On 26/03/2009 9:05 AM, Mark Hammond wrote: On 25/03/2009 11:41 PM, John Machin wrote: This all sounds good. I presume that "this version of distutils" means the 2.6.2/3.1 version. Yep. In the meantime, until 2.6.2 final is released, is my suggestion of using Python 2.5 to build installers

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Hammond
On 25/03/2009 11:41 PM, John Machin wrote: This all sounds good. I presume that "this version of distutils" means the 2.6.2/3.1 version. Yep. In the meantime, until 2.6.2 final is released, is my suggestion of using Python 2.5 to build installers reasonable? Yep. Is there a better appro

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2009-03-25 Thread John Machin
On 25/03/2009 10:32 PM, Mark Hammond wrote: On 25/03/2009 11:06 AM, John Machin wrote: It would appear that the safest cover-most-bases option for a developer/packager of pure-Python packages (especially one intended to be runnable on older versions of Python, some as far back as 2.1) is to use

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2009-03-25 Thread Mark Hammond
On 25/03/2009 11:06 AM, John Machin wrote: It would appear that the safest cover-most-bases option for a developer/packager of pure-Python packages (especially one intended to be runnable on older versions of Python, some as far back as 2.1) is to use Python 2.5 to make the bdist_wininst (the exe

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2009-03-24 Thread John Machin
Martin v. Löwis v.loewis.de> writes: > > > Sorry for not being explicit. With "installer" I meant the binary > > Windows installer you create with command "python setup.py > > bdist_wininst". In the past we've been able to use > > "package-version.win32.exe" files created with Python 2.5 on olde

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-16 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Sorry for not being explicit. With "installer" I meant the binary > Windows installer you create with command "python setup.py > bdist_wininst". In the past we've been able to use > "package-version.win32.exe" files created with Python 2.5 on older > version, but that doesn't seem to be case with

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-16 Thread Pekka Klärck
2008/12/16 "Martin v. Löwis" : >>> Try installing Python 2.6.1 "for all users". >> >> Could you clarify why that's needed? > > I didn't say it's needed. I said that he should try that, perhaps it > helps. > >> One thing we noticed (I'm not sure has this been yet submitted to >> bugs.python.org yet)

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> I noted, also, than, in some cases, Python26.dll is not copied in > %WINDIR%\system32 > After that, external softs don't find the DLL. Right. Only in "for all users" installations, python26.dll is put into system32. In a "just for me" installation, the user is not expected to have permissions to

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Michel Claveau - NoSpam SVP ; merci
Hi! I noted, also, than, in some cases, Python26.dll is not copied in %WINDIR%\system32 After that, external softs don't find the DLL. But it's a detail, because it's easy to copy the DLL with install scripts. @-salutations -- Michel Claveau -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pytho

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Michel Claveau - NoSpam SVP ; merci
Hi! Thank you very much for your answer. I appreciate many to receive an answer of somebody as you. But I, always, install Python 2.6.1 "for all users" (and, on Vista, UAC is always deactivated). After some tests, the problem seems a bit more complex: call the Python-COM-servers run OK, fr

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Martin v. Löwis
>> Try installing Python 2.6.1 "for all users". > > Could you clarify why that's needed? I didn't say it's needed. I said that he should try that, perhaps it helps. > One thing we noticed (I'm not sure has this been yet submitted to > bugs.python.org yet) was that installing packages created wit

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Pekka Klärck
2008/12/15 "Martin v. Löwis" : >> I am very disappointed. Help me, please. > > Try installing Python 2.6.1 "for all users". Could you clarify why that's needed? Link to a relevant bug report or something similar is enough. We've got some weird problems installing Python packages (win32.exe) on Wi

Re: Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> I am very disappointed. Help me, please. Try installing Python 2.6.1 "for all users". Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Problem Python 2.6.1 vs 2.6 & pyWin32

2008-12-15 Thread Michel Claveau - NoSpam SVP ; merci
Hi, all! I have several softwares using Python+PyWin32, often as COMèserver. Ok with Python 2.5.x. I want migrate to Python 2.6. But when I install python-2.6.1.msi + pywin32-212.win32-py2.6, my softs don't run. Tried on five machines (two XP & three Vista). But... if I install python-2.6.