topic PythonWin in Geoprocessing Questions

PythonWin

TedCronin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:18:11 GMT

So, I just installed PythonWin. It installed correctly, but did not place the Icon in the Python directory on the Start menu. I can launch it successfully from the folder path C:\Python26\ArcGIS9.4\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin, but still it would be nice, and I presume an expectation by PythonWin users to see the icon in the Start menu.

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JasonScheirer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:01:45 GMT

Is it under the ArcGIS 9.4's Python menu entry?

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TedCronin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:25:47 GMT

Its not on the Start menu, under ArcGIS 94/python26. It successfully installed, and it can be run, just not from the Start menu.

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KimOllivier — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:13:23 GMT

I have an icon on the start menu at Programs>Python 2.6>Pythonwin. Of course I had to hack the Explorer filetypes to set the edit paths properly for .py files, but I have to do that in every training course since 9.1 for all the students.

I am still annoyed at the install hijacking the Python 2.6 install directory with another level under C:\Python26\ArcGIS9.4\ . Yuck! a full stop in a directory path? How non-standard is that?

This apparently does not happen if Python 2.6 is already installed, so perhaps Python should be installed before ArcGIS, as a prerequisite just like .NET. Then apparently we get ArcGIS to respect the normal structure. I will give it a try to see if I can defeat the odd behaviour at Beta 2 by installing Python again first.

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TedCronin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:51:45 GMT

I have an icon on the start menu at Programs>Python 2.6>Pythonwin. Of course I had to hack the Explorer filetypes to set the edit paths properly for .py files, but I have to do that in every training course since 9.1 for all the students.

I am still annoyed at the install hijacking the Python 2.6 install directory with another level under C:\Python26\ArcGIS9.4\ . Yuck! a full stop in a directory path? How non-standard is that?

This apparently does not happen if Python 2.6 is already installed, so perhaps Python should be installed before ArcGIS, as a prerequisite just like .NET. Then apparently we get ArcGIS to respect the normal structure. I will give it a try to see if I can defeat the odd behaviour at Beta 2 by installing Python again first.

Kim -

Have you tried installing when there is a 2.6.2 install present, by chance. I agree 100%, it is a pain in the ass, that it is setup this way, I have a machine that had all my other non esri modules, packages, and it caused a lot of havoc.

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JeffMoulds — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:08:05 GMT

There is an enhancement logged in our system to add PythonWin shortcuts to the Start Menu. For your records, the tracking number is NIM053578.

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TedCronin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:17:49 GMT

Thank you Jeff