[python-win32] pywin32 install via setuptools -- conclusion?

[Christopher Galvan]

Mike Driscoll wrote:
> Christopher Galvan wrote:
>> Michael Gundlach wrote:
>>> On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Mike Driscoll
>>> <mdriscoll at co.marshall.ia.us> wrote:
>>>  
>>>> Michael Gundlach wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry to be dense, but I assume you mean the ActiveState cookbook 
>>>>> at http://code.activestate.com/recipes/langs/python/ ?
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>> He's probably referring to "ActivePython":
>>>>
>>>> http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/index.mhtml
>>>> http://www.activestate.com/Products/activepython/feature_list.mhtml
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Thanks, Mike.
>>>
>>> Michel, thanks for the tip.  Having my users install the ActivePython
>>> distribution isn't really a better solution, as I'd just be replacing
>>> "install pywin32" with "install ActivePython".
>>>
>>> Instead, I'm looking for a way to use distutils to install my module
>>> on a user's computer, and at the same time, install the necessary bits
>>> of pywin32 so that COM object consumption and COM event registration
>>> are supported.  That way, the user just types
>>>
>>>     easy_install <my_package_name>
>>>
>>> and voila, everything is in place.
>>>
>>> If this doesn't exist yet for pywin32, I might be willing to have a go
>>> at writing the patch, if I had some pointers.  Perhaps it would be
>>> possible to make a distutils pywin32 package which turned around,
>>> downloaded the install executable, and ran it; then module developers
>>> could install_requires pywin32 and it would Just Work.  I'm new to
>>> distutils, pywin32, and COM, but I'm willing to learn :)
>>>
>>> Any more ideas, anyone?
>>>
>>> Michael
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>   
>> I work for a company called Enthought who also ships a Python 
>> Distribution(EPD) which includes an 'egg' version
>> of pywin32 that someone could easy_install.  The entire distribution 
>> is free, but unfortunately there is an annual fee
>> to access the egg repository for individual packages.  However, I 
>> would be more than willing to help you get
>> started  with using setuptools and creating an egg for pywin32 :).  
>> Even if the pywin32 project doesn't upload the egg to
>> PyPi, there is still another way through setuptools to make a single 
>> install step for your users.
>>
>> -- Chris Galvan
>>
>
> If they don't want it, I can host the egg at pythonlibrary.org. Let me 
> know if I can help. I'm kind of green with the setuptools / 
> easy_install thing too, but it's on my "TODO" list of things to learn.
>
> Mike
>
>
Sure thing, I'm always hanging out in #setuptools and #distutils on 
freenode.net if you want to discuss it in more detail, or anyone for 
that matter :)

-- Chris Galvan