Install Python in Wine

I need to install the Windows version Python 2.7.5 32Bit on my Ubuntu Box in Wine (because I test Euler Math Toolbox on Wine, and this cannot use the native Python).

Whatever I do, I get the an error at the end of the installation (see screendump). I tried to install "python.2.7.5.msi" and even "winetricks python26". The error is always the same. Seems the installer does not work.

I did that earlier in another Ubuntu system, and it worked.

Thanks for help!

Here is the output of "winetricks python26"

rene@rene-stick:~/Arbeitsfläche$ winetricks python26
Executing w_do_call python26
Executing load_python26
Executing mkdir -p /home/rene/.cache/winetricks/python26
Downloading http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/python-2.6.2.msi to /home/rene/.cache/winetricks/python26
--2013-08-08 14:47:10--  http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.2/python-2.6.2.msi
Auflösen des Hostnamen »www.python.org (www.python.org)«... 82.94.164.162, 2001:888:2000:d::a2
Verbindungsaufbau zu www.python.org (www.python.org)|82.94.164.162|:80... verbunden.
HTTP-Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort... 200 OK
Länge: 14536192 (14M) [application/x-msi]
In »»python-2.6.2.msi«« speichern.

100%[======================================>] 14.536.192   683KB/s   in 21s    

2013-08-08 14:47:32 (673 KB/s) - »»python-2.6.2.msi«« gespeichert [14536192/14536192]

Executing mkdir -p /home/rene/.cache/winetricks/python26
Downloading http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe to /home/rene/.cache/winetricks/python26
--2013-08-08 14:47:34--  http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe
Auflösen des Hostnamen »downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)«... 216.34.181.59
Verbindungsaufbau zu downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)|216.34.181.59|:80... verbunden.
HTTP-Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort... 302 Found
Platz: http://dfn.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe [folge]
--2013-08-08 14:47:34--  http://dfn.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe
Auflösen des Hostnamen »dfn.dl.sourceforge.net (dfn.dl.sourceforge.net)«... 194.95.248.253, 2001:638:d:c101:acdc:1979:2:1001
Verbindungsaufbau zu dfn.dl.sourceforge.net (dfn.dl.sourceforge.net)|194.95.248.253|:80... verbunden.
HTTP-Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort... 302 Found
Platz: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe?download&failedmirror=dfn.dl.sourceforge.net [folge]
--2013-08-08 14:47:34--  http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe?download&failedmirror=dfn.dl.sourceforge.net
Wiederverwendung der bestehenden Verbindung zu downloads.sourceforge.net:80.
HTTP-Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort... 302 Found
Platz: http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe [folge]
--2013-08-08 14:47:35--  http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/project/pywin32/pywin32/Build%20214/pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe
Auflösen des Hostnamen »switch.dl.sourceforge.net (switch.dl.sourceforge.net)«... 130.59.138.21, 2001:620:0:1b::21
Verbindungsaufbau zu switch.dl.sourceforge.net (switch.dl.sourceforge.net)|130.59.138.21|:80... verbunden.
HTTP-Anforderung gesendet, warte auf Antwort... 200 OK
Länge: 6438204 (6,1M) [application/octet-stream]
In »»pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe«« speichern.

100%[======================================>] 6.438.204    588KB/s   in 10s    

2013-08-08 14:47:45 (612 KB/s) - »»pywin32-214.win32-py2.6.exe«« gespeichert [6438204/6438204]

Executing wine msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi ALLUSERS=1
fixme:storage:create_storagefile Storage share mode not implemented.
fixme:sxs:cache_QueryAssemblyInfo 0x3ec228, 0x00000002, L"Microsoft.VC90.CRT,version=\"9.0.21022.8\",publicKeyToken=\"1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\",processorArchitecture=\"x86\",type=\"win32\"", 0x32f8c8
fixme:sxs:cache_QueryAssemblyInfo 0x3ec228, 0x00000002, L"policy.9.0.Microsoft.VC90.CRT,version=\"9.0.21022.8\",publicKeyToken=\"1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\",processorArchitecture=\"x86\",type=\"win32-policy\"", 0x32f8c8
fixme:msi:ControlEvent_SpawnWaitDialog Doing Nothing
err:msi:ACTION_InstallFiles compressed file wasn't installed (L"C:\\Python26\\Lib\\test\\readme.txt")
err:msi:ITERATE_Actions Execution halted, action L"InstallFiles" returned 1603
err:msi:ITERATE_Actions Execution halted, action L"ExecuteAction" returned 1603
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Note: command 'wine msiexec /i python-2.6.2.msi ALLUSERS=1' returned status 67.  Aborting.
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Solution 1:

A friend solved this by installing Wine 1.6, I think.

His commands were:

1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
2. sudo apt-get update
3. sudo apt-get install wine1.6 winetricks
4. winetricks python26

Maybe the update to Wine 1.6 is the main point. I do not know. After that, you can install Python 27.5. with no problems at all.

Solution 2:

If you get

wine: cannot find L"C:\\windows\\system32\\python.exe"

You can run it after install with

wine /Users/user/.wine/drive_c/Python26/python.exe