[Py2exe-users] Simple COM Server

[Sean F <wsf...@ea...>]

What do I need to do to build my script as a COM server with py2exe?

As a learning tool, I'm using the code in the "Quick Start to Server 
side COM" documentation included with win32all, saved as testcom.py

     # testcom.py
     class HelloWorld:
	_reg_clsid_ = "{1B6DDB9E-5817-4BD8-9085-625DBB6304C9}"
	_reg_desc_ = "Python Test COM Server"
	_reg_progid_ = "Python.TestServer"
	_public_methods_ = ['Hello']
	_public_attrs_ = ['softspace', 'noCalls']
	_readonly_attrs_ = ['noCalls']

	def __init__(self):
	    self.softspace = 1
	    self.noCalls = 0
	
	def Hello(self, who):
	    self.noCalls = self.noCalls + 1
	    # insert "softspace" number of spaces
	    return "Hello" + " " * self.softspace + who

     if __name__=='__main__':
     # ni only for 1.4!
	import win32com.server.register
	win32com.server.register.UseCommandLine(HelloWorld)

When I run this script, the server is registered, and I can call it from 
other apps. Exactly the behavior I want.

So, now I want to build this with py2exe, so I built the following setup 
script:

     # setup.py
     from distutils.core import setup
     import py2exe

     setup(com_server=["testcom.HelloWorld"])

When I run "python setup.py py2exe", it fails:

     Traceback (most recent call last):
       File "setup.py", line 4, in ?
	setup(com_server=["testcom.HelloWorld"])
       File "c:\python23\lib\distutils\core.py", line 149, in setup
	dist.run_commands()
       File "c:\python23\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 907, in
        run_commands
	self.run_command(cmd)
       File "c:\python23\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 927, in run_command
	cmd_obj.run()
       File "c:\python23\lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py", line
        187, in run
	self.find_needed_modules(mf, required_files, required_modules)
       File "c:\python23\lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py", line
        809, in find_needed_modules
	mf.import_hook(mod)
       File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 125, in import_hook
	m = self.load_tail(q, tail)
       File "c:\python23\lib\modulefinder.py", line 191, in load_tail
	raise ImportError, "No module named " + mname
     ImportError: No module named testcom.HelloWorld

I can clearly see what I am doing wrong - com_server needs to be 
module.Class, but my script is not a module.

I've tried putting testcom.py into site-packages - when I do, I'm able 
to import it as a module, but the setup script fails with the same error.

Any suggestions?

Thanks -

Sean F