Can't run lpr from python on windows 2012 server

loial jldunn2000 at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 11:06:35 EDT 2016


Yes it does. I finally found the solution here :

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/240019-44-error-windows

Copied lpr.exe, lprhelp.dll, and lprmonui.dll from the System32 folder to the sysWOW64 folder




On Friday, April 22, 2016 at 3:27:18 PM UTC+1, Random832 wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 22, 2016, at 10:15, loial wrote:
> > I am reposting this question in a simpler form.
> > 
> > I can run lpr from the command prompt but not from python
> > 
> > os.system("notepad") works
> > os.system("lpr") does not work. Basically it says lpr is not a known
> > program or executable
> > 
> > Why can I run lpr from the windows command prompt but not from
> > python(2.7)
> 
> Does lpr.exe actually physically exist in c:\windows\system32 as you
> have indicated in the your earlier posts? I.e. if you actually browse
> system32 with the file manager will you see lpr.exe? The problem with
> your question is that it's not a standard command, so none of the rest
> of us have it, which means we're half-blind trying to find your problem.




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