Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

**Terry Reedy** · Jul 18 '05, 04:01 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

"Don" <donorr@fcc-online.org> wrote in message
news:13cf45a4.0 310191654.1d6e7 081@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
> We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows[/color]
95[color=blue]
> system. Each time, at the end of the install the following error is
> displayed:[/color]

Which Python binary are you using. Even 2.3.2 had a DLL glitch that
caused problems on a few systems (though not most). So that was
replaced, perhaps a week ago, with 2.3.2-1. If you are not using this
latest binary, you might give it a try.

TJR

**dewatf** · Jul 18 '05, 04:02 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

On 19 Oct 2003 17:54:10 -0700, donorr@fcc-online.org (Don) wrote:
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>We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
>system. Each time, at the end of the install the following error is
>displayed:
>
>Error in installer script.
>Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
> apply(ep,args)
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 82, in
>DoCompileAllAn dRegisterCOM FindDuplicates( mod,dir)
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 143, in FindDuplicates
> import win32api
>ImportError:DL L load failed: A device attached to the system is not
>functioning.
>
>On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
>
>The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
>located.
>
>I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
>keeps happening.
>
>I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
>problem.
>
>Thank you in advance.[/color]

I can't help you but had the same problem. It is with the PythonWin
install not the python 2.3 install.

dewatf.

**Thomas Heller** · Jul 18 '05, 04:02 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

dewatf@nothotma il.com (dewatf) writes:
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> On 19 Oct 2003 17:54:10 -0700, donorr@fcc-online.org (Don) wrote:
>[color=green]
>>We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
>>system. Each time, at the end of the install the following error is
>>displayed:
>>
>>Error in installer script.
>>Traceback (most recent call last):
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
>> apply(ep,args)
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 82, in
>>DoCompileAllA ndRegisterCOM FindDuplicates( mod,dir)
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 143, in FindDuplicates
>> import win32api
>>ImportError:D LL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
>>functioning .
>>
>>On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
>>
>>The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
>>One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
>>located.
>>
>>I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
>>keeps happening.
>>
>>I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
>>problem.
>>
>>Thank you in advance.[/color]
>
> I can't help you but had the same problem. It is with the PythonWin
> install not the python 2.3 install.[/color]

It seems that either some MS dlls are not present, or not up to date.
I suggest you install a recent Internet Explorer (or MS Office) to bring
the system into a newer state.

Thomas

**dewatf** · Jul 18 '05, 04:07 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:30:01 +0200, Thomas Heller <theller@python .net>
wrote:
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>It seems that either some MS dlls are not present, or not up to date.[/color]

Things appear to be in the right places, they just don't appear to be
registered so they are found.
[color=blue]
>I suggest you install a recent Internet Explorer (or MS Office) to bring
>the system into a newer state[/color]

No there's the rub. Microsoft has expunged the old versions of IE and IE
6.0 won't run under Windows 95, part of their planned obsolesance
strategy. And forget about paying for for a new copy of Office, my old
copy of Excel works fine.

I'll just nake do with writing python scripts in Vim till this computer
falls over and needs a total replacement. Being a Pentium I it doesn't
owe me anything :)

dewatf.

**Don** · Jul 18 '05, 04:29 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

donorr@fcc-online.org (Don) wrote in message news:<13cf45a4. 0310191654.1d6e 7081@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=blue]
> We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
> system. Each time, at the end of the install the following error is
> displayed:
>
> Error in installer script.
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
> apply(ep,args)
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 82, in
> DoCompileAllAnd RegisterCOM FindDuplicates( mod,dir)
> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 143, in FindDuplicates
> import win32api
> ImportError:DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
> functioning.
>
> On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
>
> The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
> One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
> located.
>
> I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
> keeps happening.
>
> I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
> problem.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Don[/color]

Here's an update for those who have replied. We downloaded the latest
installations and uninstalled what we had. Howeever, the Win32
extensions do not cleanly uninstall. We reinstalled. Python 2.3.2-1
installs just fine. However the same errors occur with the
win32all-159 installation.

As for the suggestion to install as the administrator.. .this is
windows 95.

Some have suggested updating DLL files however, no specific DLL is
referenced in the error message.

**Thomas Heller** · Jul 18 '05, 04:30 AM

Re: Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

donorr@fcc-online.org (Don) writes:
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> donorr@fcc-online.org (Don) wrote in message news:<13cf45a4. 0310191654.1d6e 7081@posting.go ogle.com>...[color=green]
>> We have attempted several times to install Python 2.3 on a Windows 95
>> system. Each time, at the end of the install the following error is
>> displayed:
>>
>> Error in installer script.
>> Traceback (most recent call last):
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 101, ApplyEntryPoint
>> apply(ep,args)
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 82, in
>> DoCompileAllAnd RegisterCOM FindDuplicates( mod,dir)
>> File "C:\WINDOWS\TEM P\FinishInstall .py", line 143, in FindDuplicates
>> import win32api
>> ImportError:DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
>> functioning.
>>
>> On attempting to run PythonWin, we get the following error:
>>
>> The application cannot locate win32ui.pyd (or Python)(1157)
>> One of the library files needed to run this application cannot be
>> located.
>>
>> I have uninstalled Python, rebooted, reinstalled and the same thing
>> keeps happening.
>>
>> I have searched and searched for these errors and cannot find the
>> problem.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Don[/color]
>
> Here's an update for those who have replied. We downloaded the latest
> installations and uninstalled what we had. Howeever, the Win32
> extensions do not cleanly uninstall. We reinstalled. Python 2.3.2-1
> installs just fine. However the same errors occur with the
> win32all-159 installation.
>
> As for the suggestion to install as the administrator.. .this is
> windows 95.
>
> Some have suggested updating DLL files however, no specific DLL is
> referenced in the error message.[/color]

You have looked at this page, haven't you?

<http://starship.python .net/crew/mhammond/win32/InstallationPro blems.html>

Thomas

Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

Installation of Python 2.3 on Windows 95

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