PY shutil on win xp home version

[Tim Golden]

jim-on-linux wrote:
> python help,
> 
> A client is using win xp home.
> 
>  my program contains;
>    shutil.copyfile(n, 'prn')
> 
> This runs fine on win xp pro but they are getting 
> the following traceback.
> 
>  File "LOP_PRT_10.pyc", line 170, in __init__
>   File "LOP_PRT_10.pyc", line 188, in Fprint1
>   File "shutil.pyc", line 47, in copyfile
> IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 
> 'prn'
> 
> Since this runs ok on win xp pro, does this have 
> something to do with the home version of xp.  
> 
> I'm thinking of changeing  'prn' to 'lpt1' and 
> trying again but I don't want to  use the client 
> as a testor.  Or is there some other explaination 
> for the problem.

Not that this is your question, but if you're
trying to print under Windows have you looked
at:

   http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i/print.html

for alternatives?

TJG