How to use pywin32 from network location

[PBLN RAO]

Hi,

I want to know if its possible to use pywin32 from a network location.
Currently i am using PyQt4 from network location and its working. Same way i tried pywin32 by copying to network location.

when in import win32api or some other module i get below error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#27>", line 1, in <module>
    import win32api
ImportError: No module named win32api

Do any one have idea to over come this.

[san]

add the path of pywin32 to sites location or add it to sys.path...

[Python inside Maya]

I would love to hear other experiences on this as well. What I have heard regarding this is that it is not possible. 

The reason I got was that pywin32 has to modify the actual Python install itself in order for it to work correctly and thus can not be run on it's own outside of a Python install.

I would be really happy if this was not the case though.

Sounds like your error right now is related to env pathing though.

is it accounted for in: ?

for sysPath in sys.path: print sysPath

/Christian

[PBLNRAO Kiran]

San,

Adding pywin32 to sys path or sites location is not working....

[PBLNRAO Kiran]

Finally i could able to find a solution.

I am posting the solution so someone in the same situation might be helpful.

In order to make win32 module to work from central location we need to run a script on every client.

1. Install python with python pywin32 on a network drive. say we installed it on a central location "\\server\python26" were everyone has access to this path.
2. On every client run "\\server\Python26\python.exe \\server\Python26\Scripts\pywin32_postinstall.py -install"
3. Thats it all done.

It worked perfectly for me.