Oct-31-2023, 10:43 AM
Greetings community,
I am trying to load Python dynamic libraries to interface Python from an application that I am trying to develop. The Python version I am trying to load is the one available in the Microsoft AppStore. Now when I use the “LoadLibraryExW” (which is a WIN32 API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...libraryexw) function to load the path. It throws an error having error code 5 implicating that access is denied. It could work if I forcefully take ownership (which is initially with “TrustedInstaller”) and alter the permissions of the file to allow full control to the current user or permit administrator access, but this does not seem to be an authentic or secure workaround for the same.
This is the path to the DLL I am trying to load.
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.3568.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python39.dll
In order to allow interfacing I also tried building CPython from the public repository (https://github.com/python/cpython) but I could notice that directory structure of CPython code built on Windows is different from the one seen for Microsoft Appstore installation. I want to understand how the Appstore version of Python is built and how is it different from the process adopted by the official website’s Python. So, is there a different way to build Python for Windows AppStore? If yes, can you please point me to the webpage which has instructions.
Thanks and best regards,
Piyush Dubey
I am trying to load Python dynamic libraries to interface Python from an application that I am trying to develop. The Python version I am trying to load is the one available in the Microsoft AppStore. Now when I use the “LoadLibraryExW” (which is a WIN32 API: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/window...libraryexw) function to load the path. It throws an error having error code 5 implicating that access is denied. It could work if I forcefully take ownership (which is initially with “TrustedInstaller”) and alter the permissions of the file to allow full control to the current user or permit administrator access, but this does not seem to be an authentic or secure workaround for the same.
This is the path to the DLL I am trying to load.
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_3.9.3568.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\python39.dll
In order to allow interfacing I also tried building CPython from the public repository (https://github.com/python/cpython) but I could notice that directory structure of CPython code built on Windows is different from the one seen for Microsoft Appstore installation. I want to understand how the Appstore version of Python is built and how is it different from the process adopted by the official website’s Python. So, is there a different way to build Python for Windows AppStore? If yes, can you please point me to the webpage which has instructions.
Thanks and best regards,
Piyush Dubey