Re: [ctypes-users] Problem in an interaction between pygtk and ctypes on Win32

[Niki S. <ni...@vi...>]

Guillaume Proux wrote:

> I built the attached module to enable me to use a bunch of very low 
> level system functions in Windows.
> pygtk users -> To use it you will need "ctypes" from Thomas Heller.
> 
> you can then do something like
> 
> import localaccountinfo
> print localaccountinfo.GroupEnumUser(u'Users')
> 
> Gives the expected result on my machine...
> 
> However, if I do
> 
> import gtk
> import localaccountinfo
> print localaccountinfo.GroupEnumUser(u'Users')
> 
> makes python interpreter crash hard!
> 
> I imagine that pygtk is doing something wrong here that deeply 
> influences later calls to GroupEnumUser() but I can't manage to pinpoint 
> the problem..
> a CD/DVD offered to anybody who can help me!
> 
> Help!

IIRC pygtk/gtk changes current locale. How is 'Users' spelled in this 
new locale?

HTH
Niki Spahiev