[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-3192904 ] v215/py.32 win32 install fails 32 and 64-bit

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Bugs item #3192904, was opened at 2011-02-25 19:41
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>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Fixed
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: j petrick (jpetrick1)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: v215/py.32 win32 install fails 32 and 64-bit

Initial Comment:
Both pywin32-215.win32-py3.2.exe and pywin32-215.win-amd64-py3.2.exe throw and exception on install:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<string>", line 604, in <module>
  File "<string>", line 332, in install
  File "<string>", line 15, in write
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'write'
Exception AttributeError: "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'flush'" in <__main__.Tee object at 0x033995B0> ignored

As a result, 
import win32com.client as win32

fails like this:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "D:\EQ\InventoryDumps\testScript1.py", line 1, in <module>
    import win32com.client as win32
  File "D:\Python32\lib\site-packages\win32com\__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
    import win32api, sys, os
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

Importing sys and os separately works fine, looks like win32api install failed.


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>Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2012-01-27 21:00

Message:
Hopefully I'll have a new build out in a few days...

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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2011-08-09 23:54

Message:
It is fixed in hg - I hope to release a new binary within a month or so.

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Comment By: Aneesh (aneeshmbaby)
Date: 2011-08-09 23:44

Message:
Hi, When we can expect a fix for this issue? We have one product which
makes use of this and would like to go for a release of that with Python
3.2 and PyWin32 3.2.

Thanks a lot
Aneesh

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Comment By: Aneesh (aneeshmbaby)
Date: 2011-07-25 04:50

Message:
I am also facing same problem. Today I tried to install
pywin32-216.win32-py3.1.exe on two different Windows 7 Pro 32 bit machines
and this issue was there always. It got installed fine on a Windows XP
machine. 

The work around mentioned by masinghal helped in installing it but that is
not good enough for us. Would like to have a solution for this quickly...

Thanks,
Aneesh

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Comment By: masinghal ()
Date: 2011-07-12 15:30

Message:
I ran the postinstall script manually and it failed while creating
shortcuts. It is actually trying to find the "python 3.2" folder in my user
profile roaming data folder. However, python32 is installed for all users
so it does not find the python 3.2 folder and fails. Easiest fix was to
create the "Python 3.2" folder. Better fix would be to modify the script so
that it finds the right folder.

C:\Python32\Scripts>pywin32_postinstall.py -install
Copied pythoncom32.dll to C:\Windows\system32\pythoncom32.dll
Copied pythoncomloader32.dll to C:\Windows\system32\pythoncomloader32.dll
Copied pywintypes32.dll to C:\Windows\system32\pywintypes32.dll
Registered: Python.Interpreter
Registered: Python.Dictionary
Registered: Python
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\3.2\Help[None]=None
-> Software\Python\PythonCore\3.2\Help\Pythonwin
Reference[None]='C:\\Python32\\
Lib\\site-packages\\PyWin32.chm'
Pythonwin has been registered in context menu
Can't install shortcuts -
'C:\\Users\\singhalm\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Win
dows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Python 3.2' is not a folder
The pywin32 extensions were successfully installed.

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Comment By: johanfo ()
Date: 2011-03-10 15:36

Message:
I just "double clicked the installer" in windows.  Has tried both with
"admin" and "regular user" rights.

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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2011-03-08 01:07

Message:
running the post-install script was to be my next suggestion :)  How did
you start the installer - from a cmd-prompt?  IThis has been reported
before, but it works fine for many (including me) too!

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Comment By: johanfo ()
Date: 2011-03-08 00:49

Message:
Update: I ran "C:\Python32\Scripts\pywin32_postinstall.py -install" after
the failed installation, and now it works :)  I'm happy!
Still, the installer should be investigated though if you have the time. 
Mark:  Thanks for your time and effort on this project!

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Comment By: johanfo ()
Date: 2011-03-08 00:41

Message:
Hi!  I am on Vista 64bit, using Python 3.2.    It fails with
pywin32-216.1.win32-py3.2.exe!  By accident, I noticed that I could install
the 64 bit python and the 64bit pywin without any problems.  Unfortunately,
I have to control a 32 bit com object, so I uninstalled all python, deleted
registry and the python directory and started from scratch with 32bit
python and pywin, and then it fails.

Is there something I can do to help you debug this?   I'm not sure where to
start.

JF

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Comment By: j petrick (jpetrick1)
Date: 2011-03-07 16:42

Message:
216 build, 64-bit installed OK.  I didn't try the 32-bit version.

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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2011-03-07 13:32

Message:
Do you have the same problem in build 216?

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Comment By: johanfo ()
Date: 2011-03-07 11:01

Message:
I have the exact same problem!  Solved it yet?

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