unable to register PythonService.exe

[ChrisD]

I'm running Python 2.3.3 with Win32 extensions win32all-163. I'm
working through Chapter 18 of Mark Hammond's excellent "Python
Programming on Win32". On page 350 the simple NT service example
requires that the PythonService.exe program be registered. However,
when I attempt it I get this error:

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C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\win32>PythonService /register
Registering the Python Service Manager...
Fatal Python error: PyThreadState_Get: no current thread

abnormal program termination
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Any thoughts on how I can fix this problem?

thank you!


Chris

 

[Thomas Heller]

I'm running Python 2.3.3 with Win32 extensions win32all-163. I'm
working through Chapter 18 of Mark Hammond's excellent "Python
Programming on Win32". On page 350 the simple NT service example
requires that the PythonService.exe program be registered. However,
when I attempt it I get this error:

---------------------------------
C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\win32>PythonService /register
Registering the Python Service Manager...
Fatal Python error: PyThreadState_Get: no current thread

abnormal program termination

Looks like a bug to me, it behaves the same for me.

OTOH, it seems that it's not required to do this registration since the
sample PythonTestService.py works fine for me.

Thomas

 

[ChrisD]

Looks like a bug to me, it behaves the same for me.

OTOH, it seems that it's not required to do this registration since the
sample PythonTestService.py works fine for me.

It works for me, too! I didn't even think of trying that. It does
appear that the installation program registered PythonService.exe -
which the book says it does... I obviously didn't pay enough attention
to that!

Thanks for helping me figure that out.


Chris