python_service_by_wix does not work

python_service_by_wix/FoobarAppl10.txt

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+Hello

python_service_by_wix/Product.wxs

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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<Wix
+    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
+    xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
+  <Product
+      Name='Python Service by WiX'
+      Version='0.1.0'
+      Manufacturer='marbx'
+      Language='1033'
+      UpgradeCode='a26bc2d3-d9a8-44cb-916c-2c8270fe178e'
+      Id='*'
+      >
+    <Package InstallerVersion='450' Compressed='yes' InstallScope="perMachine"/>
+    <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes"/>
+    <Directory Id='TARGETDIR' Name='SourceDir'>
+      <Directory Id='ProgramFiles64Folder' Name='PFiles'>
+        <Directory Id='Mare' Name='Mare'>
+          <Component Id='ReadMe.component'>
+            <File Id='ReadMe.fileID' Name='FoobarAppl10.txt' Source='FoobarAppl10.txt' KeyPath='yes'/>
+          </Component>
+        </Directory>
+      </Directory>
+    </Directory>
+    <Feature Id='Complete'>
+      <ComponentRef Id='ReadMe.component'/>
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="service" />       <!-- Includes service.wxs in this directory -->
+    </Feature>
+  </Product>
+</Wix>

python_service_by_wix/Python_service_by_pywin32.py

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+import win32serviceutil
+import win32service
+import win32event
+import servicemanager
+import socket
+
+
+
+
+class AppServerSvc (win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework):
+    _svc_name_ = "Python_service_by_pywin32"
+    _svc_display_name_ = "Python_service_by_pywin32"
+    STRFTIME = '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'
+    run = 0
+
+    def __init__(self,args):
+        win32serviceutil.ServiceFramework.__init__(self,args)
+        self.hWaitStop = win32event.CreateEvent(None,0,0,None)
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(60)
+
+
+    def SvcStop(self):
+        self.ReportServiceStatus(win32service.SERVICE_STOP_PENDING)
+        win32event.SetEvent(self.hWaitStop)
+
+
+    def SvcDoRun(self):
+        servicemanager.LogMsg(servicemanager.EVENTLOG_INFORMATION_TYPE,
+                              servicemanager.PYS_SERVICE_STARTED,
+                              (self._svc_name_,''))
+        #self.main()
+
+
+    def main(self):
+        import time
+        import datetime
+
+        while self.run < 900:
+            self.run += 1
+            now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime(self.STRFTIME)
+            print(now)
+            with open('/temp/Python_service_by_pywin32', 'a') as f:
+                f.write(f"{now}\n")
+            time.sleep(5)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    win32serviceutil.HandleCommandLine(AppServerSvc)

python_service_by_wix/README.md

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+```
+pip install pywin32
+
+python c:\git\LearnWix3\python_service_by_wix\Python_service_by_pywin32.py start
+Starting service Python_service_by_pywin32
+Error starting service: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.
+
+
+
+```

python_service_by_wix/Service.wxs

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi"
+  xmlns:util="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/UtilExtension">
+  <Fragment>
+    <ComponentGroup Id="service">
+      <Component Directory="TARGETDIR" Guid="{9972ea7e-b2ab-40d5-8566-fe007374a3ad}">
+        <File Id="python.exe" KeyPath="yes" Source="C:\somewhere\python.exe" />
+        <ServiceInstall
+          Account="LocalSystem"
+          ErrorControl="normal"
+          Name="python-service-by-wix"
+          Start="auto"
+          Type="ownProcess"
+          Vital="yes"
+          Description="python-service-by-wix"
+          DisplayName="python-service-by-wix"
+          Id="python-service-by-wix">
+          <util:ServiceConfig
+            FirstFailureActionType="none"
+            SecondFailureActionType="none"
+            ThirdFailureActionType="none" />
+        </ServiceInstall>
+        <ServiceControl
+          Id="python-service-by-wix"
+          Name="python-service-by-wix"
+          Remove="uninstall"
+          Stop="both"
+          Start="install"
+          Wait="yes">
+          <ServiceArgument />
+        </ServiceControl>
+        <CreateFolder />
+        <util:EventSource
+          Log="Application"
+          Name="python-service-by-wix"
+          EventMessageFile="[#python.exe]" />
+        <RegistryKey Root="HKLM" Key="System\CurrentControlSet\Services\python-service-by-wix">
+          <RegistryKey Key="Parameters">
+            <RegistryValue Type="expandable" Name="AppDirectory"         Value="C:\somewhere\" />
+            <RegistryValue Type="expandable" Name="Application"          Value="C:\somewhere\python.exe" />
+            <RegistryValue Type="expandable" Name="AppParameters"        Value="C:\somewhere\doesnotexist.py" />
+          </RegistryKey>
+        </RegistryKey>
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+  </Fragment>
+</Wix>

python_service_by_wix/build.cmd

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+PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File build.ps1

python_service_by_wix/build.ps1

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+# Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
+Set-PSDebug -Strict
+Set-strictmode -version latest
+
+$msbuild = "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\"    # Build tools 2015
+
+
+function CheckExitCode($txt) {
+    if ($LastExitCode -ne 0) {
+        Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "$txt failed"
+        exit(1)
+    }
+}
+
+
+Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Precompiling wxs to wixobj..."
+& "$($ENV:WIX)bin\candle.exe" `
+    -nologo `
+    -sw1150 `
+    -arch x64 `
+    -ddist=".\" `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixUtilExtension.dll" `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixUIExtension.dll" `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixNetFxExtension.dll" `
+    Product.wxs `
+    Service.wxs
+CheckExitCode "candle"
+
+
+Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Linking wixobj to msi..."
+& "$($ENV:WIX)bin\light" `
+    -out "$pwd\Product.msi" `
+    -pdbout "$pwd\Product.wixpdb" `
+    -cultures:null `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixUtilExtension.dll" `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixUIExtension.dll" `
+    -ext "$($ENV:WIX)bin\WixNetFxExtension.dll" `
+    -sice:ICE03 `
+    Service.wixobj `
+    Product.wixobj
+CheckExitCode "light"
+

python_service_by_wix/clean.cmd

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+PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File clean.ps1

python_service_by_wix/clean.ps1

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+function silentdelelete ($path) {
+    if (Test-Path $path) {
+        Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $path 
+    }
+}
+
+silentdelelete *.msi
+silentdelelete *.log
+silentdelelete *.wixpdb
+silentdelelete *.wixobj

python_service_by_wix/install.cmd

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+msiexec /i Product.msi /l*v Product-install.log

python_service_by_wix/uninstall.cmd

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+msiexec /x Product.msi /qb! /l*v Product-uninstall.log