status: cannot import name 'shellcon' from win32com.shell (unknown location) #9130
Description
Bug Report
status: cannot import name 'shellcon' from win32com.shell (unknown location)
This issue causes fatal errors in multiple commands and subcommands, including status, exp, list, queue and perhaps most crucially - doctor. I have not assembled an exhaustive list of affected commands. Very few commands can be run from recent versions of DVC (more context below).
Reproduce
I have successfully reproduced the issue using DVC's example project:
git clone https://github.com/iterative/example-get-started.git
cd example-get-started
dvc status --verboseOutput:
2023-03-07 10:18:22,138 DEBUG: v2.46.0 (exe), CPython 3.10.10 on Windows-10-10.0.19044-SP0
2023-03-07 10:18:22,138 DEBUG: command: status --verbose
2023-03-07 10:18:22,356 ERROR: unexpected error - cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 209, in main
File "dvc\cli\command.py", line 20, in __init__
File "dvc\repo\__init__.py", line 208, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 116, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 162, in load
File "dvc\config.py", line 294, in load_config_to_level
File "funcy\objects.py", line 28, in __get__
File "dvc\config.py", line 131, in files
File "dvc\config.py", line 132, in <dictcomp>
File "dvc\config.py", line 127, in get_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 237, in site_config_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 134, in site_data_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 480, in _get_win_folder_with_pywin32
ImportError: cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 209, in main
File "dvc\cli\command.py", line 20, in __init__
File "dvc\repo\__init__.py", line 208, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 116, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 162, in load
File "dvc\config.py", line 294, in load_config_to_level
File "funcy\objects.py", line 28, in __get__
File "dvc\config.py", line 131, in files
File "dvc\config.py", line 132, in <dictcomp>
File "dvc\config.py", line 127, in get_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 237, in site_config_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 134, in site_data_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 480, in _get_win_folder_with_pywin32
ImportError: cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dvc\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 236, in main
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 145, in _log_exceptions
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 47, in _log_unknown_exceptions
File "dvc\info.py", line 38, in get_dvc_info
File "dvc\repo\__init__.py", line 208, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 116, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 162, in load
File "dvc\config.py", line 294, in load_config_to_level
File "funcy\objects.py", line 28, in __get__
File "dvc\config.py", line 131, in files
File "dvc\config.py", line 132, in <dictcomp>
File "dvc\config.py", line 127, in get_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 237, in site_config_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 134, in site_data_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 480, in _get_win_folder_with_pywin32
ImportError: cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
[37132] Failed to execute script '__main__' due to unhandled exception!Expected
I expect DVC commands to execute successfully.
Environment information
Windows 10 (not WSL), DVC v 2.46.0 (installed from GitHub releases page)
Output of dvc doctor:
$ dvc doctor
ERROR: unexpected error - cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dvc\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
File "dvc\cli\__init__.py", line 241, in main
File "dvc\analytics.py", line 50, in is_enabled
File "dvc\config.py", line 116, in __init__
File "dvc\config.py", line 162, in load
File "dvc\config.py", line 294, in load_config_to_level
File "funcy\objects.py", line 28, in __get__
File "dvc\config.py", line 131, in files
File "dvc\config.py", line 132, in <dictcomp>
File "dvc\config.py", line 127, in get_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 237, in site_config_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 134, in site_data_dir
File "appdirs.py", line 480, in _get_win_folder_with_pywin32
ImportError: cannot import name 'shellcon' from 'win32com.shell' (unknown location)
[32180] Failed to execute script '__main__' due to unhandled exception!
Additional Information (if any):
This issue began showing up when I upgraded DVC to a version >v2.43.4 (downgrading to this version fixes the issue). I cannot say with certainty which version introduced this bug, as I have not exhaustively tested DVC version-by-version to identify it.