[python-win32] Context menu handler as executable

[Gertjan Klein]

Tim Roberts wrote:
> Gertjan Klein wrote:
>> I am working on a Windows Explorer context menu handler; Windows 10,
>> Python 3.4 (both 64 bit), pywin32 version 219 installed (no virtual
>> environment).
>>
>> The handler is working fine when running it as a Python source file.
>> However, I would like to create an executable containing all the
>> dependencies, so it can be run on PCs that don't have Python installed.
>> I can't get this to work. I have tried using py2exe and pyinstaller,
>> with various setup.py and spec file examples, and nothing seems to work.
>
> Are you testing this on a 64-bit system?  Remember that your 64-bit
> process will only work on 64-bit systems.

Yes, Windows and Python are both 64 bit. Note that the handler works 
fine as a python file, just not as an executable.

> What actually happens when you try to run it?

I guess I should have been more specific there... ;-)  I have py2exe or 
pyinstaller create an executable; this registers itself without any 
error messages, and registry entries do appear in the registry. However, 
no context menu item appears, and nothing I tried showed any evidence of 
my code being run.

I don't know nearly enough of Windows programming to have even an idea 
of what could be wrong, or debug further.

Regards,
Gertjan.