diff -r 06e7d2941ead -r 331ac8f99cf8 install.py
--- a/install.py Thu Nov 01 11:48:02 2018 +0100
+++ b/install.py Sat Dec 01 11:44:34 2018 +0100
@@ -1104,10 +1104,26 @@
# check, if pywin32 is available
from win32com.client import Dispatch # __IGNORE_WARNING__
except ImportError:
- print(
- "\nThe Python package 'pywin32' is not installed. Desktop and"
- " Start Menu entries will not be created."
+ installed = pipInstall(
+ "pywin32",
+ "\nThe Python package 'pywin32' could not be imported."
)
+ if installed:
+ # create the links via an external script to get around some
+ # startup magic done by pywin32.pth
+ args = [
+ sys.executable,
+ os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
+ "create_windows_links.py"),
+ ]
+ if includePythonVariant:
+ args.append("-y")
+ subprocess.call(args)
+ else:
+ print(
+ "\nThe Python package 'pywin32' is not installed. Desktop and"
+ " Start Menu entries will not be created."
+ )
return
regPath = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer" + \
@@ -1821,7 +1837,8 @@
"""
The main function of the script.
- @param argv the list of command line arguments.
+ @param argv list of command line arguments
+ @type list of str
"""
import getopt
