[python-win32] Registering 3rd party DLLs

[Larry Bates]

Gal Aviel wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> I posted a related question in the py2exe mailing list, only to realize 
> that the issue might be more related to this mailing list ...
> 
> I'm distributing a python application as a self-contained executable 
> using py2exe.
> 
> My application relies on several 3rd party DLLs which I am trying 
> to bundle w/ my app.
> 
> Of the about 10 DLLs, one is a COM server that needs to be 
> registered with windows (regsvr32 on the windows shell).
> 
> I already know about win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine() however 
> it accepts a python class; is there a corresponding method for 
> registering real, Physical DLL file? I want to try to register 
> the DLL pro programaticaly from my python code.
> 
> Many thanks in advance :)
> 
> Gal.

Your question has been answered on the other list, but here goes.

Get a copy of Inno Setup and use it to create a Windows installer
(e.g. setup.exe) file that packages everything up into a single
distributable file.  It can take care of registering the COM dlls during 
installation.

-Larry