win32com pythonwin extensions part of stdlib?

H

harijay

Hi I am using Python 2.6.5 on Windows.

I wanted to start using the win32com extensions which I understand are
"essentially part of the stdlib" ( quoted in
http://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i.html)
Since I didnt have the extensions as standard I went to sourceforge
to get the module.

However when I tried to do a distutils install of the python
extensions for windows downloaded from sourceforge , I found out I
need some proprietary components from Microsoft visual studio
7)."vcsvarsall.bat" needed.

My question is : Can I use the win32com extensions on a licensed
windows setup without having access to Visual Studio components.

I did see some places where they suggested compiling with mingw32 ,
but the compilation didnt work.

Any help in getting the module running would be greatly appreciated
 
I

Ian

Hi I am using Python 2.6.5 on Windows.

I wanted to start using the win32com extensions which I understand are
"essentially part of the stdlib" ( quoted inhttp://tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win32_how_do_i.html)
Since I didnt have the extensions as standard  I went to sourceforge
to get the module.

However when I tried to do a distutils install of the python
extensions for windows downloaded from sourceforge , I found out I
need some proprietary components from Microsoft visual studio
7)."vcsvarsall.bat" needed.

My question is : Can I use the win32com extensions on a licensed
windows setup without having access to Visual Studio components.

I did see some places where they suggested compiling with mingw32 ,
but the compilation didnt work.

Any help in getting the module running would be greatly appreciated

There are pre-built binary distributions available on sourceforge.
Why not just use one of those?
 
H

harijay

Using the "binary" offered on sourceforge and calling
"python setup.py install"

Has the install asking for "vcsvarsall.bat" . So this does not seem to
be a binary build
 
H

harijay

Thanks Ian for your reply.
I downloaded the zip file linked by the "Download Binaries/View All
files link" . All that gave me was a zip file which unpacked to the
source and documentation implying I had to use distutils.
If instead I looked at the Build 214 link on sourceforge which
corresponds to the latest build ( same time stamp as the link labeled
"Download Binaries / View all Files")
There was an exe file corresponding to my python version.
Which came with an installer that installed the binaries


Thanks for your help I looked in the right place.

Hari
 
H

harijay

Thanks Tim for your reply. I did get that build .
Also thanks for the examples. Looking forward to using the module

Hari
 

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