[python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?

[Mark Hammond]

On 23/02/2012 4:36 PM, Kyle wrote:
> Bill, did you ever find a resolution to your pythonservice.exe issue?
>
>> I've got the PyWin32 extensions installed in a private site-packages
>> directory under my stuff, which isn't the same as the Python
>> site-packages site.  I need a way to set PYTHONPATH, or in some other
>> way initialize the DLL load path and Python sys.path, before running the
>> pythonservice.exe, don't I?  Otherwise, this load of "servicemanager"
>> will fail (and Py_Initialize() will fail if I don't copy
>> pythonservice.exe to the same location as python.exe and python26.dll).
>
> I have the same requirement.  I need to be able to package up a private copy
> of python and pywin32 under my own  directory.
>
> I'm trying Mark's PyNativePipeTestService script, but I receive the same
> error (WinXP):
>
> [SC] StartService FAILED 1053:
> The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
> fashion.

In my experience, this simply means the service just failed.  I'd 
suggest checking the event log and/or using the win32trace module to try 
and see what is going on.

Mark