I am trying to make python script run as a windows service.
Just to have a little understanding, I have taken this code from here.
I have installed the following things:
However, the script is not able to find the following things:
Though I am not getting any error messages for import but I am getting error messages for the aforementioned functions.
import win32service
import win32serviceutil
import win32event
class PySvc(win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
# you can NET START/STOP the service by the following name
_svc_name_ = "PySvc"
# this text shows up as the service name in the Service
# Control Manager (SCM)
_svc_display_name_ = "Python Test Service"
# this text shows up as the description in the SCM
_svc_description_ = "This service writes stuff to a file"
def __init__(self, args):
win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self,args)
# create an event to listen for stop requests on
self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None, 0, 0, None)
# core logic of the service
def SvcDoRun(self):
import servicemanager
f = open('test.dat', 'w+')
rc = None
# if the stop event hasn't been fired keep looping
while rc != win32event.WAIT_OBJECT_0:
f.write('TEST DATA\n')
f.flush()
# block for 5 seconds and listen for a stop event
rc = win32event.WaitForSingleObject(self.hWaitStop, 5000)
f.write('SHUTTING DOWN\n')
f.close()
# called when we're being shut down
def SvcStop(self):
# tell the SCM we're shutting down
self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
# fire the stop event
win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop)
if __name__ == '__main__':
win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(PySvc)
I tried to reinstall win32 from sourceforge.net site. But it didn't work out.
Finally I tried the pip command, and it worked like charm.
pip install pypiwin32