Running compiled windows service python script

[Aspersieman]

Hi All

I have a windows service (attached file). I basically just calls another
script every 60 seconds. I can install, start and stop this service as
expected with:
ParseMailboxService.py install | start | stop

The problem is: if I create an exe of this script (all required modules
are included in the exe) with gui2exe (a frontend to py2exe) I can
install the service - but not start it. The error it returns is "Error
starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control
request in a timely fashion."

Is there something I need to additionally include in the compiled exe? I
have manually included the following modules:
* servicemanager
* win32con
* win32evtlogutil
* win32serviceutil

I would greatly appreciate any help.

Regards

Nicol

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[Mike Driscoll]

Hi All

I have a windows service (attached file). I basically just calls another
script every 60 seconds. I can install, start and stop this service as
expected with:
    ParseMailboxService.py install | start | stop

The problem is: if I create an exe of this script (all required modules
are included in the exe) with gui2exe (a frontend to py2exe) I can
install the service - but not start it. The error it returns is "Error
starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control
request in a timely fashion."

Is there something I need to additionally include in the compiled exe? I
have manually included the following modules:
    * servicemanager
    * win32con
    * win32evtlogutil
    * win32serviceutil

I would greatly appreciate any help.

Regards

Nicol

--

The three things to remember about Llamas:
1) They are harmless
2) They are deadly
3) They are made of lava, and thus nice to cuddle.

 ParseMailBoxService.py
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I recommend re-posting to the PyWin32 user's group and possibly the
py2exe group.

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/py2exe-users

Alternatively, you can check these links out that are about creating
Windows Services in Python:

http://agiletesting.blogspot.com/2005/09/running-python-script-as-windows.html
http://essiene.blogspot.com/2005/04/python-windows-services.html
http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/wmi.html

Hope that helps!

Mike