Re: Running pywin32-218.win32-py2.7.exe (win32 package for Python) results in error “The file exists”

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Subject	Re: Running pywin32-218.win32-py2.7.exe (win32 package for Python) results in error “The file exists”
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On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Ziv Tepman <ztepman@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am trying to install the Python module "win32" but whenever I click on the
> exe file (pywin32-218.win32-py2.7.exe) I get the message "The file exists
> Could not create temporary file", and when I click OK, I get the message,
> "Setup program invalid or damaged." I have chosen the appropriate build. How
> might I fix this error?  Thanks!

Do you have a way to check that the file was downloaded correctly?
Alternatively, just try redownloading it - maybe you got a broken file
somehow.

Since you're not talking about Python itself but about a specific
module, it would help if you provided a link to the page you got it
from, too. Thanks! :)

ChrisA

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Re: Running pywin32-218.win32-py2.7.exe (win32 package for Python) results in error “The file exists” Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-01-22 08:29 +1100

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