From: neilh at fast.fujitsu.com.au (Neil Hodgson)
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 12:58:05 +1000
Subject: Can't run Win32 Debugger outside PythonWin
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Stefan Franke wrote:

> I just upgraded my NT4 SP3 Workstation to Python 1.5.2 and
> win32all build 124. Unluckily I can't start the debugger any
> longer from outside PythonWin.
> That is, typing
> 
> It seems the Scintilla.DLL can't be found (even the latest update from the
> author's hompage). However, sys.path is OK:
> 
> D:\Programme\Python\Pythonwin\pywin\debugger>python
> Python 1.5.2 (#0, Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
> Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam
> >>> import debugger
> ...
>     dllid = win32api.LoadLibrary("Scintilla.DLL")
> pywintypes.api_error: (126, 'LoadLibrary', 'Das angegebene Modul wurde nicht gef
> unden.')
> 
> [The German error msg says "module not found"]

   Sorry, I don't see this error myself. As a temporary workaround you
could try copying Scintilla.DLL into the windows or windows system
directory (often called \winnt\system32). I hope Mark has some more
insight into this as I don't understand how Python manipulates the path.

   Neil Hodgson




