[python-win32] missing or broken dll

Mark Hammond mhammond at skippinet.com.au
Thu May 4 14:13:08 CEST 2006


H J van Rooyen writes:

> It works fine under Linux (/dev/ttys0) but under windoze 95 I am having no
joy.
...
> import win32file
> >>>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "E:\Python24\Tools\Scripts\junk1.py", line 1, in ?
>     import win32file
> ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.
> >>>

Windows 95 hasn't been supported by pywin32 (or by Microsoft!) for a number
of years.  win32file still imports fine on Windows 98 though.

Mark.



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