Help installing Python bindings?

[LPIII]

I have installed Python, pywin32, and VirtualBox (SDK). Now what do I do?

[LPIII]

At

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"C:\Users\LPIII\Downloads\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\sdk\installer\python"

I opened a terminal and attempted to install the vboxapi module by running:

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python vboxapisetup.py install

And I got:

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python: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\LPIII\\Downloads\\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\\sdk\\installer\\vboxapisetup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

I am sure that vboxapisetup.py is at "C:\Users\LPIII\Downloads\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\sdk\installer\python\vboxapisetup.py"

[multiOS]

You might have more success attracting attention by posting programming questions in this sub-forum: viewforum.php?f=34

I presume you've found these resources:
- the VirtualBox Technical documentation https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Technical_documentation
- the SDK Programming Guide https://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/SDKRef.pdf

[klaus]

Moved according to the OP's request.

Your problem must be due to a difference in the current directory from reality and what you think it was. Suspect you were at

"C:\Users\LPIII\Downloads\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\sdk\installer"

and not in the "python" subdirectory.

Please retry. Worst case (and as a way to "get it right") just use the full path in the python command line, such as

python C:\Users\LPIII\Downloads\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\sdk\installer\vboxapisetup.py install

[LPIII]

I got

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python: can't open file 'C:\\Users\\LPIII\\Downloads\\VirtualBoxSDK-7.1.10-169112\\sdk\\installer\\vboxapisetup.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

vboxapisetup.py is also at

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"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\sdk\installer\python\vboxapisetup.py"

I suppose Virtualbox came with SDK.

[klaus]

The first issue must be "user error" - python wouldn't complain about "No such file or directory" if the file were actually there.

And yes, a subset of the SDK is part of the VirtualBox installer. The python part. Guess why the installer has provisions for installing the python bindings directly? If you have python in the path (and the prerequisites present) you'll get everything done automatically.