[python-win32] pywin32 and virtualenv

[Mark Hammond]

On 19/04/2013 7:19 PM, Dinesh B Vadhia wrote:
> Ignoring virtualenv initially.
> On a Windows 8 machine, installed Python 2.7.4 64-bit system-wide.
> Installed Python 2.7.4 32-bit into a separate folder.
> Ran pywin32-218.win32-amd64--py2.7.exe successfully.
> Ran pywin32-218.win32-py2.7.exe in the Python 32-bit folder which
> generated the errors (shown in the pywin32 installer window):
>      close failed in file object destructor:
>      sys.excepthook is missing
>      lost sys.stderr
> No mention of successful installation in installer window.

I believe this is caused by having UAC disabled on the machine - and 
I've never found why this happens.  Running "python 
pywin32_postinstall.py -install" manually should complete the installation.

HTH,

Mark
>
> *From:* Vernon D. Cole <mailto:vernondcole at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:12 PM
> *To:* Dinesh B Vadhia <mailto:dineshbvadhia at hotmail.com>
> *Cc:* python-win32 at python.org <mailto:python-win32 at python.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [python-win32] pywin32 and virtualenv
>
> The installers will find the correct installation from the Windows
> registry, and will install in the correct place, side by side, system
> wide.  I have installations varying from Python 2,3 to Python 3.3-64 on
> my laptop.
>
> Since installing Python 3.3, with its new Python loader, I have almost
> stopped using virtualenv, since I can easily pick my Python version from
> the command line:
> C:> py -3.2-32 myprog.py
> (But, of course, that is not the only reason for using virtualenv.)
> --
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Dinesh B Vadhia
> <dineshbvadhia at hotmail.com <mailto:dineshbvadhia at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     __
>     Hi! This is my first question on the list and not sure if this
>     question has been asked as I can't find searchable archives.
>     When developing 32-bit and 64-bit applications in respective
>     virtualenv's, do pywin32-32 and pywin32-64 have to be installed in
>     the respective virtualenv's?  Or, are the two pywin32's installed
>     system-wide?
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