[python-win32] SystemError: Parent module '__ax_main__' not loaded

[Marc-Andre Belzile]

Hi,

I'm using the Python ActiveX Scripting engine and I'm trying to set some global variables in the engine global space before parsing some .py files. I use this function to set the variables:

def set_global_vars(fullpath ):
                import os
                globals()['__path__'] = os.path.dirname( fullpath )
                globals()['__file__'] = fullpath

It seems to work with my python installation (py2.6/pywin 212) but some customers of mine have reported an error with this line below (using a similar installation)

from win32com.client import dynamic as D

# ERROR : Traceback (most recent call last):
#   File "<Script Block 2>", line 1, in <module>
#     from win32com.client import dynamic as D
# SystemError: Parent module '__ax_main__' not loaded

Obviously, if set_global_vars is skipped, the error doesn't show up.

Any ideas why would this error happen ?

thank for your help
-mab
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