>> >> I've recently upgraded to python 2.6.5 and I didn't have the problem >> till then, so maybe it's related. >> >> Can you check if using a different version of python (not 2.6.5), >> like 2.6.4 works for you? >> >> Please, tell us if you find anything new, and I'm also clueless >> about what could be the problem here. > The issue looks like what's described in a comp.lang.python thread > here [1] > If you can check that installing the VC2008 redistributable [2] solves > the problem for you then we may have further evidence. > > AFAICT, the problem in your case is that you are missing the VC2008 > redistributable package on your system, but the pygtk installer was > built using python 2.6.4, which requires it (so it should also work > with Python 2.6.4 on the system). In my case, everything works fine > locally, because I have the VC2008 redist installed system-wide but, > when distributing the frozen app, the embeded python dll requires it > to load _gtk.pyd (a DLL) and fails in systems without the VC2008 > redistributable package installed. Personally, on a couple of my systems (XP 32bit) I found I needed VC2008 _SP1_ re distributable the one you mentioned didn't work for me. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en
It will be interesting if this helps. > > The following Python issues are related to the problem [3][4] > > The patch to issue 4120 [4] was merged into the new Python 2.6.5 > release [5] to avoid the dependence of wininst_bdist extensions on the > VC2008 redistributable. > > If this is the problem that's happening, then building the PyGTK, > PyGObject and PyCairo installers using a newer Python 2.6.5 could fix > the problem. > > [1] > http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.python/browse_thread/thread/3ec6af1279a162ca# > [2] > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en > [3] http://bugs.python.org/issue7833 > [4] http://bugs.python.org/issue4120 > [5] http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.6.5/NEWS.txt > > Regards, > > Rafael Villar Burke > > _______________________________________________ pygtk mailing list [email protected] http://www.daa.com.au/mailman/listinfo/pygtk Read the PyGTK FAQ: http://faq.pygtk.org/
