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Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 2. Jul 2025, 00:46
by LPIII
I have installed Python, pywin32, and VirtualBox (SDK). Now what do I do?
Re: Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 9. Jul 2025, 01:31
by 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:
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"
Re: Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 9. Jul 2025, 02:53
by 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
Re: Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 10. Jul 2025, 14:47
by 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
Re: Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 10. Jul 2025, 23:02
by 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
is also at
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"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\sdk\installer\python\vboxapisetup.py"
I suppose Virtualbox came with SDK.
Re: Help installing Python bindings?
Posted: 11. Jul 2025, 18:51
by 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.