AutoIT library installation fails to "TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()" error

[Marko Hämäläinen]

Hello!

I would like to install AutoIt library version 1.1 to my Windows 10 computer. I have following RF related configuration already installed on my computer

PS C:\> pip list

Package                        Version

------------------------------ -------

future                         0.16.0

pip                            10.0.1

pywin32                        223

robotframework                 3.0.3

robotframework-imaplibrary     0.3.0

robotframework-ride            1.5.2.1

robotframework-seleniumlibrary 3.1.1

selenium                       3.11.0

setuptools                     28.8.0

PS C:\>

PS C:\> python --version

Python 2.7.14

Executing installation script python setup.py install fails to error like this

Don't think we need to unregister the old one...

%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\regsvr32.exe /S C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\AutoItLibrary\lib\AutoItX3.dll

python C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\win32com\client\makepy.py C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\AutoItLibrary\lib\AutoItX3.dll

Generating to C:\Users\ADM-SMPJ\AppData\Local\Temp\gen_py\2.7\F8937E53-D444-4E71-9275-35B64210CC3Bx0x1x0.py

Building definitions from type library...

Generating...

Importing module

Traceback (most recent call last):

 File "setup.py", line 88, in <module>

   destPath = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getenv("HOMEDRIVE"), r"\RobotFramework\Extensions\AutoItLibrary"))

 File "C:\Python27\lib\ntpath.py", line 65, in join

   result_drive, result_path = splitdrive(path)

 File "C:\Python27\lib\ntpath.py", line 115, in splitdrive

   if len(p) > 1:

TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

Now I have no idea where is the problem. Do you know where is the problem and how to fix this?

[Amad Ali]

Bump for visibility. I ran into the same error.

[Parthiban]

Hi,

Open the command prompt in administrator mode (right click on cmd.exe and select run as administrator) and do same installation steps.