[python-win32] How to install pywin32 for Text only/TTY, excluding all GUI components

[Markus Kramer]

Greetings,
I opened pull request 1530 <https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/pull/1530 >
with a proposal

Best Regards,
Markus



On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 1:27 PM Markus Kramer <markuskramerigitt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello,
> I would like to discuss and contribute to an alternative pip package
> without GUI:
> - pip install pywin32       continues as is, e.g. includes Pythonwin.
> - pip install pywin32nogui  would contain no GUI components, e.g. MFC.dll.
> What are your thoughts?
>
> As far as I can see, this would require changes in setup.py.
> I am aware that dropping Python2 support will also change setup.py.
>
> Best regards,
> Markus
> Thank you for merging https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/pull/1490
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:29 AM Markus Kramer <
> markuskramerigitt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> SaltStack is a text based, non-GUI Python application that uses pywin32.
>> The GUI related parts of pywin32 are of no use, but increase the size.
>>
>> Can one install/compile pywin32 so, that only the test-based components
>> are installed?
>>
>> I cannot find back an old discussion regarding this question.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Markus
>>
>
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