[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-917702 ] pywintypes can't find pywintypes23.dll

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Bugs item #917702, was opened at 2004-03-17 01:51
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Category: pythonwin
Group: v1.0 (example)
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: dak (dakcalouro)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: pywintypes can't find pywintypes23.dll

Initial Comment:
After installing Python v2.3 and pywin32 build 200 on 
Windows ME, at startup pythonwin opens a window 
titled "Python Traceback when executing InitInstance 
handler".  The window contains

  File "C:\PROGRAMS\PYTHON\Lib\site-
packages\Pythonwin\pywin\framework\intpyapp.py", 
line 163, in InitInstance
    import interact
  File "C:\PROGRAMS\PYTHON\Lib\site-
packages\Pythonwin\pywin\framework\interact.py", line 
26, in ?
    import winout
  File "C:\PROGRAMS\PYTHON\Lib\site-
packages\Pythonwin\pywin\framework\winout.py", line 
26, in ?
    from pywintypes import UnicodeType
  File "C:\PROGRAMS\PYTHON\Lib\site-packages\win32
\lib\pywintypes.py", line 55, in ?
    __import_pywin32_system_module__("pywintypes", 
globals())
  File "C:\PROGRAMS\PYTHON\Lib\site-packages\win32
\lib\pywintypes.py", line 48, in 
__import_pywin32_system_module__
    raise ImportError, "Can not locate " + filename
exceptions.ImportError: Can not locate pywintypes23.dll

------------------ end of error window contents

I found the file pywintypes23.dll my 
C:\Programs\Python installation folder (I can't 
remember which subfolder) and copied it to the folders 
that seemed likely: C:\Programs\Python\DLLs, 
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32.  
Restarting pythonwin.exe gave the same error msg.

I scanned pywintypes.py for workaround ideas, and 
copied pywintypes23.dll to C:\WINDOWS.  Now 
pythonwin starts up without error (shows the version & 
copyright msg and the >>> interpreter prompt).

This is OK as a workaround.


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Comment By: Peter Finlayson (frnknstn)
Date: 2004-03-30 15:37

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I had a similar problem, also with Python v2.3 and pywin32
build 200, but under Win98SE.

For me, the pywintypes23.dll was installed to the
c:\windows\system directory. I received the same error
window. I resolved the problem by adding C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
to my path in AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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