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

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Bugs item #917702, was opened at 2004-03-16 17:51
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Category: installation
Group: v1.0 (example)
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
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: Bob Chapman (rechapman)
Date: 2004-05-30 00:24

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This problem also exists with Build 201 of win32all under 
Windows 98SE.  Pythonwin displays the same error messages 
and will not start until pywintypes23.dll is copied from 
c:\windows\system (where it is installed) to c:\windows.  
This workaround is not required for Build 201 under Windows 
XP and was NOT required for Build 163 (and previous) under 
Windows 98SE.

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Comment By: Mark Hammond (mhammond)
Date: 2004-04-28 18:34

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There have been a couple of reports like this on Win9x, with
the same fix.  Apparently the system32 directory is not on
the path.  It sounds like we are trying to copy to
"system32" when we should just be copying to "windows" on
that platform.

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Comment By: Peter Finlayson (frnknstn)
Date: 2004-03-30 07:37

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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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