Python 3 executable as windows service

Question

I\'m trying to write a windows Service in python, but the tricky part is i want to deploy it on a machine that doesn\'t have python. I\'ve successfully created a service like th

Answer 1

I've edited the Win32Service.c in the cx_freeze src for python3 support

Edited it with some preprocessor commands, for python2 support too (but not tested for python2 yet)

1. download sources of cx_freeze from pypi and extract it
2. download cx_logging and extract it to the cx_freeze-4.3.4 directory
3. replace the Win32Service.c file in cx_Freeze-4.3.4\source\bases with my edited version
4. edit line 170 in setup.py from if moduleInfo is not None and sys.version_info[:2] < (3, 0): to if moduleInfo is not None:
5. run python setup.py build in cx_freeze-4.3.4 directory (you must have MSC installed to compile the C source files)
6. copy cx_Freeze-4.3.4\build\lib.win32-3.4\cx_Freeze\bases\Win32Service.exe to C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\cx_Freeze\bases (or the path where your python3 is installed)
7. now you can create frozen exe with the Win32Service base (no more the cx_Freeze.freezer.ConfigError: no base named Win32Service error)