[python-win32] FW: Python script as a windows service

[Tim Roberts]

Tor Erik Sønvisen wrote:

>  
> I'm trying to execute a python script as a windows service.
> I found some information at:
> http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2005/09/running-python-script-as-windows.html
>  
> The steps I've taken are the following:
>  
> 1. Downloaded Windows Resource Kits
> 2. Executed instsrv.exe nameOfService srvany.exe
> 3. In registry added a key Parameters in
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\nameOfService entry
> 4. Under Parameters added three string values:
>     4.1: Application                REG_SZ                   
> C:\Python25\pythonw.exe
>     4.2: AppDirectory            REG_SZ                    C:\Python25
>     4.3: AppParameters         REG_SZ                    C:\Documents
> and Settings\torerik\My Documents\Apps\SARImageProcessing\time.py


You may need to surround that whole path with quote marks because of the
embedded spaces.


> 5. Started nameOfService in Control Panel --> Adminstrative Tools -->
> Services
>  
> This is not working however as the python script (time.py) looks like
> this:


Don't ever give your own scripts the same filename as a standard library
module.  If you happen to move that into a directory that is on your
Python path, "import time" will grab your script instead of the standard
one.

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
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