"Deprecated sets module" with Python 2.6

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Virgil Stokes wrote:
> I would appreciate help on correcting a problem when trying to create an 
> *.exe file using py2exe via GUI2exe with Python 2.6.2.
> 
> When using GUI2exe to create an *.exe I always get the following warning 
> during the compile process:
> 
> C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\py2exe\build_exe.py:16:
> DeprecationWarning: the sets module is deprecated
> import sets
> 
> and this results in the creation of an *.exe file that can not be executed.
> 
> On the other hand, if I use the same procedure (on the same Python code) 
> with
> Python 2.5, there are no warnings and the *.exe works fine.
> 
> The procedure used is that given in the example "Less simpler one" at
> 
>  http://code.google.com/p/gui2exe/wiki/GUI2ExeExamplesin
> 
> Any suggestions, help, ... would be greatly appreciated.
> 
The 'sets' module is deprecated in Python 2.6 because 'set' was added as
a new builtin class. I don't know why that would result in a .exe file
that can't be executed.