RPyC and Windows wmi module issue - "wmi_uninitialised_thread"

[Assaf]

here's the script and console output:

Script:

[root@master-win ~]# cat /tmp/test_rpyc.py 

import rpyc

conn = rpyc.classic.connect("host123")

c = conn.modules.wmi.WMI()

print c.Win32_OperationSystem()[0].name

Console:

[root@master-win ~]# python /tmp/test_rpyc.py 

======= Remote traceback =======

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:\python\lib\site-packages\rpyc-3.2.2-py2.7.egg\rpyc\core\protocol.py", line 300, in _dispatch_request

    res = self._HANDLERS[handler](self, *args)

  File "C:\python\lib\site-packages\rpyc-3.2.2-py2.7.egg\rpyc\core\protocol.py", line 532, in _handle_call

    return self._local_objects[oid](*args, **dict(kwargs))

  File "C:\python\lib\site-packages\wmi.py", line 1270, in connect

    raise x_wmi_uninitialised_thread ("WMI returned a syntax error: you're probably running inside a thread without first calling pythoncom.CoInitialize[Ex]")

x_wmi_uninitialised_thread: <x_wmi: WMI returned a syntax error: you're probably running inside a thread without first calling pythoncom.CoInitialize[Ex] (no underlying exception)>

======= Local exception ========

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/tmp/test_rpyc.py", line 3, in <module>

    c = conn.modules.wmi.WMI()

  File "/var/tmp/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpyc-3.2.2-py2.7.egg/rpyc/core/netref.py", line 196, in __call__

    return syncreq(_self, consts.HANDLE_CALL, args, kwargs)

  File "/var/tmp/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpyc-3.2.2-py2.7.egg/rpyc/core/netref.py", line 71, in syncreq

    return conn.sync_request(handler, oid, *args)

  File "/var/tmp/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/rpyc-3.2.2-py2.7.egg/rpyc/core/protocol.py", line 438, in sync_request

    raise obj

rpyc.core.vinegar/wmi.x_wmi_uninitialised_thread

[Assaf]

I think I got it... 

Had to add 

slave.modules.pythoncom.CoInitialize()

before calling wmi.WMI()