py2exe & pyxml

[Mike Thompson]

"Steven Bell" wrote:
> "Mike Thompson":
> > "Kathleen Kudzma":
> > > Does anyone know how to resolve the following problem that I'm getting in
> > > Python 2.2 and 2.3?
> > >
> > > PROBLEM: When I try to create a classReader object I get an exception:
> > > "SAXReaderNotAvailable: No parsers found".  This only happens when I run
the
> > > .EXE; it does not happen if I run the .PY file.  When I'm running the
.EXE
> > > this exception doesn't happen immediately.  It happens as soon as I try
to
> > > create a classReader object.
> > >
> > > Please see the warnings that I get below when I create the .EXE:
> > >
> > > >**********
> > > >>warning: py2exe: * The following modules were not found: warning:
py2exe:
> > > >>*   Carbon.Folder warning: py2exe: *   Carbon.Folders warning: py2exe:
*
> > > >>DateTime warning: py2exe: *   Ft.Lib warning: py2exe: *
> > > >>Ft.Lib.DumpBgTuple warning: py2exe: *   Ft.__init__ warning: py2exe: *
> > > >>SOCKS warning: py2exe: *   XPathParserc warning: py2exe: *
> > > >>ext.IsDOMString warning: py2exe: *   ext.SplitQName warning: py2exe: *
> > > >>fcntl warning: py2exe: *   ic warning: py2exe: *   mx.DateTime warning:
> > > >>py2exe: *   rourl2path warning: py2exe: *   xml.xslt warning: py2exe: *
> > > >>xml.xslt.ParsedPattern warning: py2exe:
> > > >>***************************************************************
> > >
> >
> > Yes, I've just had the same problem -- using py3.2 and py2exe v0.4.2
> >
> > After spending some time in a debugger following the execution path, I
found
> > out that the module xml.sax.drivers2.drv_pyexpat is the one that is
missing.
> > It gets loaded through a call to  __import__ (see _xmlplus.sax.saxexts.py,
line
> > 42) which is why py2exe doesn't pick it up as being necessary.
> >
> > All of which means it has to be explicitly included in the build.  So, I
was
> > able to solve the problem with the following setup.py command line:
> >
> > python setup.py py2exe --includes xml.sax.drivers2.drv_pyexpat
> >
> > I've no idea what Martin was referring to when he said RTFM, because I
could
> > find nothing about this. (Then again, perhaps I'm misunderstanding what he
> > means by RTFM?)
>
> RTFM is tech jargon for "read the f**king manual".


Yes.  Except its not in the f**king manual, so I've no idea why Matrin is being
abusive.

--
Mike