Message247573
The pywin32 package use imp.load_dynamic() to load a DLL with Windows specific type. On Python 3.4+ imp.load_dynamic() point to the following code which use the newer importlib module:
import importlib.machinery
loader = importlib.machinery.ExtensionFileLoader(name, path)
return loader.load_module()
In pywin32 a mechanism is used to be able to have part of a module globals defined in python (pywintypes.py), and the reminder in a DLL (pywintypesXX.dll). The code in pywin32 between 3.4 and 3.5 is the same.
In Python 3.4, calling imp.load_dynamic(), which point to the code above, inside the python part of the module definition loads the types defined in the DLL.
In Python 3.5, calling imp.load_dynamic(), which also points to the code above, inside the python part of the module definition reloads the same python module, not the DLL. Even though a path to a DLL is given AND when doing introspection of the module it clearly points to the specified DLL.
This is a change of behavior that breaks pywin32, but possibly other modules that rely on this behavior. |
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2015-07-29 13:20:27 | ebfortin | set | recipients:
+ ebfortin, paul.moore, tim.golden, zach.ware, steve.dower |
2015-07-29 13:20:27 | ebfortin | set | messageid: <1438176027.56.0.467476097176.issue24748@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2015-07-29 13:20:27 | ebfortin | link | issue24748 messages |
2015-07-29 13:20:26 | ebfortin | create | |
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