[Py2exe-users] Re: Simple COM Server

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

Never mind - figured it out. I hate it when that happens!

changed:

	setup(com_server=["testcom.HelloWorld"]

to:

	setup(com_server=["testcom"])

And all works well.

Thanks anyway -

Sean F

Sean F wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
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