Re: [Py2exe-users] MyService example and WMI

[Thomas H. <th...@py...>]

aurora <aur...@gm...> writes:

> I've just gone through the advance example and created a win32 service.
> I've done C++ service and it was never as easy as py2exe. py2exe rocks!
>
> I do encountered one problem below:
>
> running py2exe
> *** generate typelib stubs ***
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>     File "D:\Program
> Files\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\samples\advanced\setup.py", line
> 134, in ?
>       windows = [test_wx],
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\lib\distutils\core.py", line 149, in setup
>       dist.run_commands()
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 907, in
> run_commands
>       self.run_command(cmd)
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 927, in
> run_command
>       cmd_obj.run()
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py", line
> 183, in run
>       self._run()
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py", line
> 214, in _run
>       self.typelibs)
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\Lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py", line
> 1252, in collect_win32com_genpy
>       makepy.GenerateFromTypeLibSpec(info, bForDemand = False)
>     File "D:\PROGRA~1\Python23\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\makepy.py",
> line 194, in GenerateFromTypeLibSpec
>       tlb = pythoncom.LoadRegTypeLib(typelibCLSID, major, minor, lcid)
> pywintypes.com_error: (-2147319779, 'Library not registered.', None, None)
>
>
> After some research it seems that the example make use of a WMI module.
> I'm not sure what it is but it seems that it is not essential for making a
> service. So I take the liberty and removed a few WMI related stuff from
> setup.py to get it work. Just what to make sure what I did is OK. And I
> wonder if it make sense to break down the advance example to one related
> to WMI and another one that does not so that it has less dependency.

The advanced sample shows advanced techinques, so I dont't think I want
to fix it.  After all, you figured it out!
If you want to suggest some explanation to insert into the adnvanced
setup script, I'll accept a patch ;-).

Thomas