Pywin32 examples for Python3

This is a project for a Windows service written in Python with the Pywin32 extension. I also want to be able to use a pyinstaller or pyoxidizer tools to package and distribue this later on.

Tested with python 3.8 (amd64) and pywin32-227.win-amd64-py3.8

Pywin32 services have to be started with these commands under windows:

python script.py install
python script.py start

To stop and remove the service:

python script.py stop
python script.py remove

Additionally, once installed, one can use sc:

sc query <servicename>
sc start <servicename>
sc stop <servicename>

Pywin32 installation notes

1. Install Python3+ for all users, change system path, system installation. e.g 64-bit version: python-3.8.2-amd64.exe

2. Install PyWin32 (python extensions for windows) also 64-bit version that matches the Python3 version you've installed at step #1 https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/releases e.g pywin32-227.win-amd64-py3.8.exe

3. Be sure to have the file %python_install_dir%\Lib\site-packages\win32\pywintypes38.dll (please note that '38' is the version of your Python installation) If you don't have this file, take it from %python_install_dir%\Lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32\pywintypes38.dll and copy it into %python_install_dir%\Lib\site-packages\win32\. %python_install_dir% is the installation directory chosen during step #1 before.

4. Use 'debug' to start service in debug (console):

   python script.py debug
   

5. Start a powershell and use pip to install the dependencies: pip install xyz where xyz are stated in the imports of script.py