STrange error importing win32gui

[Jay O'Connor]

I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs. I
keep getting the following error

import win32gui

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
import win32gui
ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it. Any thoughts?

[John J. Lee]

jo******@cybermesa.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:

I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs. I
keep getting the following error

import win32gui

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
import win32gui
ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it. Any thoughts?

Don't you just love those informative Windows error messages?

I had that error message before (can't remember the circumstances),
and never found out what the problem was. Had to work around it
rather than fix it.
John

[Tim Golden]

jj*@pobox.com (John J. Lee) wrote in message news:<87************@pobox.com>...

jo******@cybermesa.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:

I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs. I
keep getting the following error

>> import win32gui

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
import win32gui
ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it. Any thoughts?

Don't you just love those informative Windows error messages?

I had that error message before (can't remember the circumstances),
and never found out what the problem was. Had to work around it
rather than fix it.
John

When I've had these errors, it's usually indicated
that -- at some point -- one of my network drives
has gone down, especially but not limited to the
one I'm hosting my python-site-packages directory
on. Forcing a reconnection to the drive
(ie net use /del followed by net use) seems to solve it,
even if the drive is by now up and running again.

YMMV
TJG

[Jay O'Connor]

On 13 Nov 2003 00:42:06 -0800, ti********@viacom-outdoor.co.uk (Tim
Golden) wrote:

jj*@pobox.com (John J. Lee) wrote in message news:<87************@pobox.com>...

jo******@cybermesa.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:

> I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs. I
> keep getting the following error
>
> >>> import win32gui
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
> import win32gui
> ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
> functioning.
>
> I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it. Any thoughts?

Don't you just love those informative Windows error messages?

I had that error message before (can't remember the circumstances),
and never found out what the problem was. Had to work around it
rather than fix it.
John

When I've had these errors, it's usually indicated
that -- at some point -- one of my network drives
has gone down, especially but not limited to the
one I'm hosting my python-site-packages directory
on. Forcing a reconnection to the drive
(ie net use /del followed by net use) seems to solve it,
even if the drive is by now up and running again.

This is a standalone PC with only a dialup modem for connectivity.
It's an old Win95 machine.

Basically I want to do GUI progrmaming in Python on windows to expand
my offerings as a programmer. I thuoght the win32 api would be good
but I'm also considering wxPython now (I really don't like Tkinter)

FWIW - I'm an unemployed software developer who likes programming in
Python and Smalltalk if anyone needs a warm body.

[Mark Hammond]

Jay O'Connor wrote:

On 13 Nov 2003 00:42:06 -0800, ti********@viacom-outdoor.co.uk (Tim
Golden) wrote:

jj*@pobox.com (John J. Lee) wrote in message news:<87************@pobox.com>...

jo******@cybermesa.com (Jay O'Connor) writes:
I'm using Python 2.3 on windows and trying to use the win32 libs. I
keep getting the following error
>>>import win32gui

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#6>", line 1, in -toplevel-
import win32gui
ImportError: DLL load failed: A device attached to the system is not
functioning.

I'm not sure what it means ot how to fix it. Any thoughts?

Don't you just love those informative Windows error messages?

I had that error message before (can't remember the circumstances),
and never found out what the problem was. Had to work around it
rather than fix it.
John

When I've had these errors, it's usually indicated
that -- at some point -- one of my network drives
has gone down, especially but not limited to the
one I'm hosting my python-site-packages directory
on. Forcing a reconnection to the drive
(ie net use /del followed by net use) seems to solve it,
even if the drive is by now up and running again.

This is a standalone PC with only a dialup modem for connectivity.
It's an old Win95 machine.

Basically I want to do GUI progrmaming in Python on windows to expand
my offerings as a programmer. I thuoght the win32 api would be good
but I'm also considering wxPython now (I really don't like Tkinter)

FWIW - I'm an unemployed software developer who likes programming in
Python and Smalltalk if anyone needs a warm body.

I'm afraid that win32all no longer supports Win95 - that is the cause of
the error. Windows 98 or better works.

I realize this sucks, but at some stage I have to let go - and if it is
good enough for MS to call 95 "unsupported", it is good enough for me <wink>

Mark.