pywin32 201.1 Windows98SE Problem?

[Bob Chapman]

> "Bob Chapman" <rechapman at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c9aper$6os$1 at ngspool-d02.news.aol.com...
> > On two different Windows 98SE Systems, I have attempted to upgrade
working
> > Python 2.3.3 and win32all installations to Python 2.3.4.  After  what
> > appeared to be successful installations of Python-2.3.4.exe, I next
> > executed:
> >
> >   > pywin32-201.win32-py2.3.exe
> >
> > as downloaded from SourceForge, in the belief that it was the
appropriate
> > companion for Python-2.3.4 (perhaps this is my mistake?).  In both
cases,
> > the installed Pythonwin outputs the following error messages and does
NOT
> > run:
> >
> >  >  File
> >  >"C:\PYTHON23\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\intpyapp.py",
> > line
> >  >163, in InitInstance
> >  >    import interact
> >  >  File
> >  >"C:\PYTHON23\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\interact.py",
> > line
> >  >26, in ?
> >  >    import winout
> >  >  File
> > "C:\PYTHON23\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\pywin\framework\winout.py",
> >  >line 26, in ?
> >  >    from pywintypes import UnicodeType
> >  >  File "C:\PYTHON23\Lib\site-packages\win32\lib\pywintypes.py", line
69,
> > in
> >  >?
> >  >    __import_pywin32_system_module__("pywintypes", globals())
> >  >  File "C:\PYTHON23\Lib\site-packages\win32\lib\pywintypes.py", line
62,
> > in
> >  >__import_pywin32_system_module__
> >  >    raise ImportError, "Can not locate " + filename
> >  >exceptions.ImportError: Can not locate pywintypes23.dll
> >
> > On checking, the NEW 'pywintypes23.dll' IS in c:\windows\system
> >
> >   > 77824 May 28 11:10 c:\windows\system\pywintypes23.dll
> >
> > If this file is copied to C:\Windows then Pythonwin starts without the
> error
> > messages and appears to work.
> >
> > In previous Windows 98SE installations, the pythonwin dlls have worked
OK
> > from
> > c:\windows\system where they are installed so I don't understand what's
> > happening here?
> >
> > (Note: I've installed Python-2.3.4.exe and pywin32-201.win32-py2.3.exe
on
> a
> > Windows XP sytem without this problem.)
> >
> > --
> >
>
>
"Roger Upole" <rupole at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> One workaround is to copy pywintypes23.dll to your \windows directory.
>
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=917702&group_id=780
18&atid=551954
>
>              Roger
>

That's what I did but I was curious why this is required.  Up to, at least,
Build 163, win32all was able to start under Windows 98SE with
pywintypes23.dll located in c:\windows\system (where it is installed).  And,
as previously mentioned, this work around is not required under Windows
XP -- go figure.

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