ANNOUNCE: Build 200 of the pywin32 extensions (win32all) available

[Mark Hammond]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have
also changed significantly the way I release them.

The significant changes to the build/release process are:
* These extensions are now built with distutils, and also distributed
using the distutils builtin binary installer - WISE is no longer used.
A huge thank-you to Thomas Heller for creating the initial distutils
script and for guiding me along the way.

* There is now a single build number for all supported Python versions.
For example, the new build 200 is available for both Python 2.2 and
Python 2.3 (whereas previously one build number applied only to a single
Python version, even when the builds were otherwise identical)

* To mark this change in the way build numbers are managed, but to
continue to re-inforce this is a build number rather than a "version
number", the build number has jumped to 200.

* The installation name now reflects the SourceForge project name
(pywin32), and I will slowly start refering to these extensions as
either "the pywin32" or "the Python for Windows" extensions - the name
'win32all' will slowly drop off (PendingDeprecationWarning anyone? <wink>)

* Thanks to distutils, a source distribution is also released.

The change-log and downloads are available via the project's SourceForge
page:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32

The direct link to the download page for this project is:
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=78018

All comments appreciated!

Regards,

Mark.

 

[Chris Lyon]

All comments appreciated!
You've fixed the function browser bug !

Many thanks

 

[Paul Prescod]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have also
changed significantly the way I release them.

this seems like a milestone in Pywin32's maturity. Congratulations.

Paul Prescod

 

[Max M]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have also
changed significantly the way I release them.

Great stuff Mark!

It's an invaluable tool for us Windows drones.


regards Max M

 

[Paul Moore]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have
also changed significantly the way I release them.
[...]

All comments appreciated!

One problem. I install Python with the start menu entries in
Programs\Programming\Python 2.3, rather than the default of
Programs\Python 2.3. The old pywin32 releases found this location
(from the regstry, I guess) and put their start menu entries in there.

The new one not only uses the default, Programs\Python 2.3,
regardless, but it also fails to handle the lack of that directory
correctly, raising an error rather than creating it if it doesn't
exist.

Paul.

 

[Matthew]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have
also changed significantly the way I release them.

That sounds great. For those of us who have the ActiveState Python
release, which had win32all bundled with it, is there any way we can
upgrade that win32all, or do we need to uninstall ActiveState, then
install vanilla Python and then win32all?

Thanks

 

[Dang Griffith]

All comments appreciated!

What with _Learning_Python_ having a second edition, is there any
plan for a second edition _Python_Programming_on_Win32_ ?
--dang

 

[jmdeschamps]

That sounds great. For those of us who have the ActiveState Python
release, which had win32all bundled with it, is there any way we can
upgrade that win32all, or do we need to uninstall ActiveState, then
install vanilla Python and then win32all?

Thanks

I just double-clicked it in this week-end over my ActiveState installation!
Works great (up to now )

BTW - Thanks for the extended caracter set, Mark (Héhé...)!

Jean-Marc

 

[Martin Bless]

All comments appreciated!

Marvelous!

Since more than a year there used to be a bug in the editor that
wouldn't let you you german "Umlaute" for example. Or my name, which
actually is "Bleß". I once asked about it and the answer was that the
error was in the code of the Scintilla project. Whatever happened -
the error seems to be gone. Wonderful!

Martin

 

[Mark Hammond]

Hi all,
I have released a new version of the win32all extensions. I have also
changed significantly the way I release them.

It has been brought to my attention that build 200 fails to include
'pythonservice.exe', which means Python implemented services will fail
to work. I have added a new pythonservice.zip to the sourceforge
release page, which includes pythonservice.exe for python 2.2 and 2.3.
If you use Python services, please grab this file, and view the
README.txt for instructions.

Future builds will have this fixed.

Regards,

MArk.

 

[David Ascher]

What with _Learning_Python_ having a second edition, is there any
plan for a second edition _Python_Programming_on_Win32_ ?

Right -- in other words, since pigs can now fly, can we now have chicken
with teeth?

 

[Robert]

Right -- in other words, since pigs can now fly, can we now have chicken
with teeth?

EXACTLY!