I am trying to install pywin32 in a Python 3.9 x64 embedded environment (on Windows 10). Installation works, but import fails.
Steps to reproduce:
mkdir embed
unzip python-3.9.0-embed-amd64.zip embed
python -m pip install --target embed pywin32
cd embed
python
import win32api
Installing the library to a different path helps:
mkdir embed
unzip python-3.9.0-embed-amd64.zip embed
python -m pip install --target embed\lib\site-packages pywin32
cd embed
python
import site
site.addsitedir("lib/site-packages")
import win32api
I have an open issue for this: https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32/issues/1618