Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 23/02/2012 4:36 PM, Kyle wrote: Bill, did you ever find a resolution to your pythonservice.exe issue? I've got the PyWin32 extensions installed in a private site-packages directory under my stuff, which isn't the same as the Python site-packages site. I need a way to set PYTHONPATH, or in some other way initialize the DLL load path and Python sys.path, before running the pythonservice.exe, don't I? Otherwise, this load of servicemanager will fail (and Py_Initialize() will fail if I don't copy pythonservice.exe to the same location as python.exe and python26.dll). I have the same requirement. I need to be able to package up a private copy of python and pywin32 under my own directory. I'm trying Mark's PyNativePipeTestService script, but I receive the same error (WinXP): [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. In my experience, this simply means the service just failed. I'd suggest checking the event log and/or using the win32trace module to try and see what is going on. Mark ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Well, I know this isn't a solution per say, but the usual cause of this error message is that you failed to call the Win32 API SetServiceStatus() with a 'ask me again in x time' or 'i've finished starting successfully' call in a fairly quick manner. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms686241(v=vs.85).aspx for more information. Could python.exe take longer to transition into SERVICE_RUNNING than pythonservice.exe? I don't know. It wouldn't hurt to pre-generate .pyc or .pyos to speed up the process. win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_START_PENDING, waitHint=2) might be worth calling during your ServiceFramework subclass __init__ maybe? Once your SvcDoRun method has been called ReportServiceStatus has been called with SERVICE_RUNNING for you. Another thing to watch out for is that SvcStop/SvcShutdown should call ReportServiceStatus with SERVICE_STOP_PENDING and a waitHint you're comfortable with. Otherwise, the SCM might kill your service prematurely. I've seen this happen on Win2k8 R2 for example. SvcInterrogate appears to like lying to the SCM, but that seems like a bad idea. :) (it always returns SERVICE_RUNNING) Bill On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:36 AM, Kyle kyle.fla...@gmail.com wrote: [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Bill, did you ever find a resolution to your pythonservice.exe issue? I've got the PyWin32 extensions installed in a private site-packages directory under my stuff, which isn't the same as the Python site-packages site. I need a way to set PYTHONPATH, or in some other way initialize the DLL load path and Python sys.path, before running the pythonservice.exe, don't I? Otherwise, this load of servicemanager will fail (and Py_Initialize() will fail if I don't copy pythonservice.exe to the same location as python.exe and python26.dll). I have the same requirement. I need to be able to package up a private copy of python and pywin32 under my own directory. I'm trying Mark's PyNativePipeTestService script, but I receive the same error (WinXP): [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. -- View this message in context: http://python.6.n6.nabble.com/Running-a-Windows-Python-service-without-pythonservice-exe-tp1956976p4497536.html Sent from the Python - python-win32 mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Mark Hammond skippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/05/2010 9:25 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Mark Hammondskippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: Execute 'python nativePipeTestService.py install' to install it, then start it as normal (ie, don't run it manually with no args). Yes, that's what I tried first. See my message 67901.1273677...@parc.com, just previous to the one you replied to. Sorry - I missed that 'install' command in that message. $ sc start PyNativePipeTestService [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ Same thing if I try to start it from the System Management GUI tool. I'm not sure what the problem could be. It appears Python is finding all the modules OK and I can't think of why the service request would be failing. Does the standard old pipeTestService.py still work for you? No, it fails the same way. Is there a test suite for PyWin32 that I could run to verify my installation is good? Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 15/05/2010 5:06 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Mark Hammondskippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: On 13/05/2010 9:25 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Mark Hammondskippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: Execute 'python nativePipeTestService.py install' to install it, then start it as normal (ie, don't run it manually with no args). Yes, that's what I tried first. See my message 67901.1273677...@parc.com, just previous to the one you replied to. Sorry - I missed that 'install' command in that message. $ sc start PyNativePipeTestService [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ Same thing if I try to start it from the System Management GUI tool. I'm not sure what the problem could be. It appears Python is finding all the modules OK and I can't think of why the service request would be failing. Does the standard old pipeTestService.py still work for you? No, it fails the same way. Is there a test suite for PyWin32 that I could run to verify my installation is good? win32\test\testall.py is probably the closest, but it only checks the pywin32 implementation and doesn't do much in the way of 'environment' checking - indeed, nothing related to services is automatically tested at all. It might be worth checking your windows event log - pythonservice may have written something there... Mark ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
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Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
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Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Mark Hammond mhamm...@skippinet.com.au wrote: See attached sample which works for me - be sure to place it in the same directory as the pipeTestService.py sample (win32/Demos/service). All right, I put it in a file called nativePipeTestService.py, in that directory, and tried it. Here's what I get: $ pwd -W c:/UpLib/1.7.9/python/Lib/site-packages/win32/Demos/service $ python nativePipeTestService.py install Installing service PyNativePipeTestService Service installed $ sc query PyNativePipeTestService SERVICE_NAME: PyNativePipeTestService TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS STATE : 1 STOPPED (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN) WIN32_EXIT_CODE: 1077 (0x435) SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0) CHECKPOINT : 0x0 WAIT_HINT : 0x0 $ sc qc PyNativePipeTestService [SC] GetServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: PyNativePipeTestService TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS START_TYPE : 3 DEMAND_START ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL BINARY_PATH_NAME : c:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\python.exe c:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\Lib\site-packages\win32\Demos\service\nativePipeTestService.py LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : TAG: 0 DISPLAY_NAME : Python Native Pipe Test Service DEPENDENCIES : SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem $ python nativePipeTestService.py start Starting service PyNativePipeTestService [] Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ What should I try next? Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Bill Janssen jans...@parc.com wrote: $ python nativePipeTestService.py start Starting service PyNativePipeTestService [] Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ I rebooted and tried again, same result. Then I tried setting up a win32trace window first, and ran $ python nativePipeTestService.py Redirecting output to win32trace remote collector $ What shows up in the trace window is this: C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\Lib\site-packages\win32\libpython win32traceutil.py Collecting Python Trace Output... service is starting... (execute this script with '--help' if that isn't what you want) Something went bad! Traceback (most recent call last): File nativePipeTestService.py, line 51, in module main() File nativePipeTestService.py, line 44, in main servicemanager.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher() error: (1063, 'StartServiceCtrlDispatcher', 'The service process could not connect to the service controller.') This smacks of a registry problem, but I'm unsure where to go from here... Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 13/05/2010 2:08 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Bill Janssenjans...@parc.com wrote: $ python nativePipeTestService.py start Starting service PyNativePipeTestService [] Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ I rebooted and tried again, same result. Then I tried setting up a win32trace window first, and ran $ python nativePipeTestService.py Redirecting output to win32trace remote collector $ What shows up in the trace window is this: C:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\Lib\site-packages\win32\libpython win32traceutil.py Collecting Python Trace Output... service is starting... (execute this script with '--help' if that isn't what you want) Something went bad! Traceback (most recent call last): File nativePipeTestService.py, line 51, inmodule main() File nativePipeTestService.py, line 44, in main servicemanager.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher() error: (1063, 'StartServiceCtrlDispatcher', 'The service process could not connect to the service controller.') This smacks of a registry problem, but I'm unsure where to go from here... When run with no args, the program assumes it is being started as the service - see the first 3 output lines. Execute 'python nativePipeTestService.py install' to install it, then start it as normal (ie, don't run it manually with no args). If you want different cmdline behaviour, the script can be re-worked to catch the error calling StartServiceCtrlDispatcher(), assume the user is running it interactively and take some different action. Mark ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Mark Hammond skippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: Execute 'python nativePipeTestService.py install' to install it, then start it as normal (ie, don't run it manually with no args). Yes, that's what I tried first. See my message 67901.1273677...@parc.com, just previous to the one you replied to. $ sc start PyNativePipeTestService [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ Same thing if I try to start it from the System Management GUI tool. Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 13/05/2010 9:25 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: Mark Hammondskippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: Execute 'python nativePipeTestService.py install' to install it, then start it as normal (ie, don't run it manually with no args). Yes, that's what I tried first. See my message 67901.1273677...@parc.com, just previous to the one you replied to. Sorry - I missed that 'install' command in that message. $ sc start PyNativePipeTestService [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ Same thing if I try to start it from the System Management GUI tool. I'm not sure what the problem could be. It appears Python is finding all the modules OK and I can't think of why the service request would be failing. Does the standard old pipeTestService.py still work for you? Mark ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 11/05/2010 12:50 PM, Bill Janssen wrote: Mark Hammondskippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: That's correct. Using python.exe as the host will involve having a .py script which imports the servicemanager module then call PrepareToHostSingle and instantiate the service class - or something like that :) How definitive :-). I'm already generating a python script for each service, so this could easily be incorporated, if I knew exactly what it was I have to do. 1. Set up the sys.path and os.environ[Path] properly. 2. import servicemanager 3. define my class 4. call servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(my class name) Seem right? Sounds about right - but reading pythonservice.cpp is really the definitive source to what needs to be done. Sadly I can't find anything more specific, such as a sample. Another alternative is to ship a slightly modified pythonxx.dll - it has a feature where a certain string resource contains the basename of the registry key used at runtime to load the pythonpath - eg, you will find the resource has 2.6 for Python 2.6 builds. Using a resource editor (or even a script using pywin32) to change this to some custom value will mean the pythonpath can be loaded from a private key in the registry, meaning you still get isolation from other installed Python versions. I could do that, I guess. I'd like to be able to script all the preparations, so if it's a GUI step that would be a Bad Thing. But a script using pywin32 would be great. So, I need to know a couple of things: 1. What's the name of this certain string resource? 2. How would one write such a pywin32 script :-)? I wrote this script to answer question #1: - import sys, os import win32api, win32con handle = win32api.LoadLibrary(sys.argv[1]) for rname in win32api.EnumResourceNames(handle, win32con.RT_STRING): rvalue = win32api.LoadResource(handle, win32con.RT_STRING, rname) print rname, rvalue - $ python resource.py python26.dll 63 ^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@2^@@6^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@ $ So, the name is 63, and it's a 38-byte value with a lot of nul characters in it. I'm unsure of just how to hack it with UpdateResource -- do I just center the replacement text and pad with nul characters? And what's the registry key this works against, anyway? I'd have to update that as part of my installer, too. I think the above loaded a string *table*. The resource ID is 1000, and py2exe has some code to deal with updating this for a file. It does: from py2exe.resources.StringTables import StringTable, RT_STRING from py2exe_util import add_resource, load_resource from py2exe.resources.VersionInfo import RT_VERSION ... # OK - do the strings. s = StringTable() # 1000 is the resource ID Python loads for its winver. s.add_string(1000, new_winver) for id, data in s.binary(): add_resource(ensure_unicode(dll_name), data, RT_STRING, id, False) While this could be done with pywin32 and the win32api.UpdateResource function, that would probably require some struct magic - the StringTable object in py2exe hides some of this from you. HTH, Mark ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Thanks, Mark. I suppose I could run regsetup.py, but that would make my private Python globally known, not really what I want to do. I'll soldier on with option (a), using python.exe to run the service, and see if I can get that to work on a simple example. Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Mark Hammond mhamm...@skippinet.com.au wrote: Sounds about right - but reading pythonservice.cpp is really the definitive source to what needs to be done. Sadly I can't find anything more specific, such as a sample. OK. pythonservice.exe has a lot of stuff in it -- for instance, there seems to be a standalone implementation of servicemanager. And don't I have to hack InstallService somewhere, too? Otherwise the Service Manager will try to use PythonService.exe instead of python.exe, won't it? A simple example would sure be a help :-). Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
OK, so I wrote my own InstallService: import sys, os, win32service def InstallService(pythonClassFile, serviceName, displayName, startType = None, errorControl = None, bRunInteractive = 0, serviceDeps = None, userName = None, password = None, exeArgs = None, description = None): # Handle the default arguments. if startType is None: startType = win32service.SERVICE_DEMAND_START serviceType = win32service.SERVICE_WIN32_OWN_PROCESS if bRunInteractive: serviceType = serviceType | win32service.SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS if errorControl is None: errorControl = win32service.SERVICE_ERROR_NORMAL pythonClassFile = os.path.abspath(pythonClassFile) commandLine = '%s %s' % (sys.executable, pythonClassFile) if exeArgs: commandLine = commandLine + + exeArgs hscm = win32service.OpenSCManager(None,None,win32service.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS) try: hs = win32service.CreateService( hscm, serviceName, displayName, win32service.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS, # desired access serviceType,# service type startType, errorControl, # error control type commandLine, None, 0, serviceDeps, userName, password) if description is not None: try: win32service.ChangeServiceConfig2(hs,win32service.SERVICE_CONFIG_DESCRIPTION,description) except NotImplementedError: pass## ChangeServiceConfig2 and description do not exist on NT win32service.CloseServiceHandle(hs) finally: win32service.CloseServiceHandle(hscm) if __name__ == __main__: if len(sys.argv) 1 and os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]): InstallService(sys.argv[1], os.path.basename(sys.argv[1]), os.path.basename(sys.argv[1])) Note that it doesn't try to register the class string. Seems to work: $ python myinstallservice.py test2.py $ sc query test2.py SERVICE_NAME: test2.py TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS STATE : 1 STOPPED (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN) WIN32_EXIT_CODE: 0 (0x0) SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0) CHECKPOINT : 0x0 WAIT_HINT : 0x0 $ sc qc test2.py [SC] GetServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICE_NAME: test2.py TYPE : 10 WIN32_OWN_PROCESS START_TYPE : 3 DEMAND_START ERROR_CONTROL : 1 NORMAL BINARY_PATH_NAME : c:\UpLib\1.7.9\python\python.exe c:\testrepo2\overhead\test2.py LOAD_ORDER_GROUP : TAG: 0 DISPLAY_NAME : test2.py DEPENDENCIES : SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem $ Although I think I should be crunching those paths to the short form. However, it doesn't start: $ sc start test2.py [SC] StartService FAILED 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. $ Here's what's in test2.py: import win32serviceutil import win32service import win32event import win32evtlogutil import servicemanager class MyService(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework): _svc_name_ = test2.py _svc_display_name_ = test2.py def __init__(self, args): win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self, args) self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None) def SvcStop(self): self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING) win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop) def SvcDoRun(self): servicemanager.LogMsg(servicemanager.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE, servicemanager.PYS_SERVICE_STARTING, (self._svc_name_, )) while True: win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self.hWaitStop, 500) servicemanager.Initialize() servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(MyService) win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(MyService) What am I missing here? Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 12/05/2010 4:28 AM, Bill Janssen wrote: OK, so I wrote my own InstallService: That actually isn't necessary - the class can provide _exe_name_ and _exe_args_ attributes to override the defaults. See attached sample which works for me - be sure to place it in the same directory as the pipeTestService.py sample (win32/Demos/service). I'm afraid I did mislead you a little in the steps necessary to get things going, but I'm checking this sample into pywin32 so it doesn't get lost again :) Cheers, Mark # This is an example of a service hosted by python.exe rather than # pythonservice.exe. # Note that it is very rare that using python.exe is a better option # than the default pythonservice.exe - the latter has better error handling # so that if Python itself can't be initialized or there are very early # import errors, you will get error details written to the event log. When # using python.exe instead, you are forced to wait for the interpreter startup # and imports to succeed before you are able to effectively setup your own # error handling. # So in short, please make sure you *really* want to do this, otherwise just # stick with the default. import sys import os import win32serviceutil import servicemanager from pipeTestService import TestPipeService class NativeTestPipeService(TestPipeService): _svc_name_ = PyNativePipeTestService _svc_display_name_ = Python Native Pipe Test Service _svc_description_ = Tests Python.exe hosted services # tell win32serviceutil we have a custom executable and custom args # so registration does the right thing. _exe_name_ = sys.executable _exe_args_ = '' + os.path.abspath(sys.argv[0]) + '' def main(): if len(sys.argv)==1: # service must be starting... # for the sake of debugging etc, we use win32traceutil to see # any unhandled exceptions and print statements. import win32traceutil print service is starting... print (execute this script with '--help' if that isn't what you want) servicemanager.Initialize() servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(NativeTestPipeService) # Now ask the service manager to fire things up for us... servicemanager.StartServiceCtrlDispatcher() print service done! else: win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(NativeTestPipeService) if __name__=='__main__': try: main() except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt): raise except: print Something went bad! import traceback traceback.print_exc() ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
On 10/05/2010 7:08 AM, Bill Janssen wrote:
A few weeks ago, Mark mentioned that there's now a way to run a Windows
service without pythonservice.exe.
I'd like to hear more about that. Right now, I'm stuck with my UpLib
system on Windows. I'd like to be able to install everything in the
UpLib directory, including a private copy of Python and PyWin32. But
then there's no way to tell pythonservice.exe where the modules are, and
so Python services don't start.
I'm thinking the problem is this code in PythonService.cpp:
// Our EXE entry point.
1540
1541 int _tmain(int argc, TCHAR **argv)
1542 {
1543 PyObject *module, *f;
1544 PyThreadState *threadState;
1545 HMODULE hmod;
1546 FARPROC proc;
1547 Py_Initialize();
1548 PyEval_InitThreads();
1549 module = PyImport_ImportModule(servicemanager);
1550 if (!module) goto failed;
I've got the PyWin32 extensions installed in a private site-packages
directory under my stuff, which isn't the same as the Python
site-packages site. I need a way to set PYTHONPATH, or in some other
way initialize the DLL load path and Python sys.path, before running the
pythonservice.exe, don't I? Otherwise, this load of servicemanager
will fail (and Py_Initialize() will fail if I don't copy
pythonservice.exe to the same location as python.exe and python26.dll).
That's correct. Using python.exe as the host will involve having a .py
script which imports the servicemanager module then call
PrepareToHostSingle and instantiate the service class - or something
like that :)
Another alternative is to ship a slightly modified pythonxx.dll - it has
a feature where a certain string resource contains the basename of the
registry key used at runtime to load the pythonpath - eg, you will find
the resource has 2.6 for Python 2.6 builds. Using a resource editor
(or even a script using pywin32) to change this to some custom value
will mean the pythonpath can be loaded from a private key in the
registry, meaning you still get isolation from other installed Python
versions.
HTH,
Mark
Bill
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Re: [python-win32] Running a Windows Python service without pythonservice.exe?
Mark Hammond skippy.hamm...@gmail.com wrote: That's correct. Using python.exe as the host will involve having a .py script which imports the servicemanager module then call PrepareToHostSingle and instantiate the service class - or something like that :) How definitive :-). I'm already generating a python script for each service, so this could easily be incorporated, if I knew exactly what it was I have to do. 1. Set up the sys.path and os.environ[Path] properly. 2. import servicemanager 3. define my class 4. call servicemanager.PrepareToHostSingle(my class name) Seem right? Another alternative is to ship a slightly modified pythonxx.dll - it has a feature where a certain string resource contains the basename of the registry key used at runtime to load the pythonpath - eg, you will find the resource has 2.6 for Python 2.6 builds. Using a resource editor (or even a script using pywin32) to change this to some custom value will mean the pythonpath can be loaded from a private key in the registry, meaning you still get isolation from other installed Python versions. I could do that, I guess. I'd like to be able to script all the preparations, so if it's a GUI step that would be a Bad Thing. But a script using pywin32 would be great. So, I need to know a couple of things: 1. What's the name of this certain string resource? 2. How would one write such a pywin32 script :-)? I wrote this script to answer question #1: - import sys, os import win32api, win32con handle = win32api.LoadLibrary(sys.argv[1]) for rname in win32api.EnumResourceNames(handle, win32con.RT_STRING): rvalue = win32api.LoadResource(handle, win32con.RT_STRING, rname) print rname, rvalue - $ python resource.py python26.dll 63 ^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@2^@@6^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@^...@^@ $ So, the name is 63, and it's a 38-byte value with a lot of nul characters in it. I'm unsure of just how to hack it with UpdateResource -- do I just center the replacement text and pad with nul characters? And what's the registry key this works against, anyway? I'd have to update that as part of my installer, too. Bill ___ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
