python1.5.2 + nt services + COM

[Geoff Talvola]

At 02:36 PM 11/9/01 -0500, Geoff Talvola wrote:
>That's probably the reason it doesn't work.  See Appendix D of Python 
>Programming on Win32 for a good explanation of threading issues with 
>COM.  Or if you don't have the book, the short version is, try calling:
>
>         pythoncom.CoInitializeEx(pythoncom.COINIT_MULTITHREADED)
>
>at the beginning of the DoRun method (or if you'd prefer 
>apartment-threading instead of free-threading, call 
>pythoncom.CoInitialize() instead).  Also, you should call
>
>         pythoncom.CoUninitialize()
>
>at the end of the DoRun method.

Oops.  I meant SvcDoRun, not DoRun.


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