[python-win32] Re: Installing Build 202 with Python 2.4a1

[Paul Moore]

"Moore, Paul" <Paul.Moore at atosorigin.com> writes:

> From: Tony Meyer
>> Has anyone else had troubles using the Build 202 installer with
>> Python 2.4a1?  It all goes nicely for me until the end, when I
>> get:
> [...]
>
> I got the same problem. Haven't had a chance to look into it yet.

Looks like the following bit of code from the postinstall script is at
fault:

try:
    # When this script is run from inside the bdist_wininst installer,
    # file_created() and directory_created() are additional builtin
    # functions which write lines to Python23\pywin32-install.log. This is
    # a list of actions for the uninstaller, the format is inspired by what
    # the Wise installer also creates.
    file_created
except NameError:
    def file_created(file):
        pass
    def directory_created(directory):
        pass
    def get_root_hkey():
        try:
            _winreg.OpenKey(_winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,
                            root_key_name, _winreg.KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY)
            return _winreg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
        except OSError, details:
            # Either not exist, or no permissions to create subkey means
            # must be HKCU
            return _winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER


I can only assume from this that the bdist_wininst installer for 2.4
doesn't provide the same set of "extra builtins" as the one for 2.3
and earlier.

Paul.
-- 
A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation -- Saki