STrange error importing win32gui

[Mark Hammond]

Jay O'Connor wrote:
> On 13 Nov 2003 00:42:06 -0800, tim.golden at viacom-outdoor.co.uk (Tim
> Golden) wrote:
> 
> 
>>jjl at pobox.com (John J. Lee) wrote in message news:<87fzgtfm8c.fsf at pobox.com>...
>>
>>>joconnor at cybermesa.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs.  I
>>>>keep getting the following error
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>import win32gui
>>>>
>>>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>>>>  File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
>>>>    import win32gui
>>>>ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
>>>>functioning.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it.  Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>Don't you just love those informative Windows error messages?
>>>
>>>I had that error message before (can't remember the circumstances),
>>>and never found out what the problem was.  Had to work around it
>>>rather than fix it.
>>>
>>>
>>>John
>>
>>When I've had these errors, it's usually indicated 
>>that -- at some point -- one of my network drives 
>>has gone down, especially but not limited to the 
>>one I'm hosting my python-site-packages directory 
>>on. Forcing a reconnection to the drive 
>>(ie net use /del followed by net use) seems to solve it, 
>>even if the drive is by now up and running again.
> 
> 
> This is a standalone PC with only a dialup modem for connectivity.
> It's an old Win95 machine.
> 
> Basically I want to do GUI progrmaming in Python on windows to expand
> my offerings as a programmer. I thuoght the win32 api would be good
> but I'm also considering wxPython now (I really don't like Tkinter)
> 
> FWIW - I'm an unemployed software developer who likes programming in
> Python and Smalltalk if anyone needs a warm body.

I'm afraid that win32all no longer supports Win95 - that is the cause of 
the error.  Windows 98 or better works.

I realize this sucks, but at some stage I have to let go - and if it is 
good enough for MS to call 95 "unsupported", it is good enough for me <wink>

Mark.