[python-win32] Re: PythonWin won't start the second time

Roger Upole rwupole at msn.com
Fri Jun 29 19:57:50 CEST 2007


> I've uninstalled and reinstalled Pythonwin and indeed after
> installation the pyc is present and when Pythonwin runs the first time
> it overrides it. I've saved the original intpyapp.pyc and when I use
> it Pythonwin runs without a problem. I've compared the "working" pyc
> with the "non-working" one and the differ in 2 bytes.
> 
> Ze'ev

If the bytes that are different are the first 2 in the pyc file, that's the
'magic number' which is updated between python versions.  You might
have a mismatch in the python libraries.  Try uninstalling and reinstalling
Python itself.

        Roger



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