Using PyUNO on Windows and CentOS
Can OpenOffice PyUNO be used without using the version of Python that comes with OpenOffice?
I mean, can I install a package (on Windows and CentOS) that uses the Python version that is already on the server?
I'm trying to use OpenOffice in headless mode to convert documents using a script (eventually to a CentOS host server), but my development work is done on Windows and sometimes Mac). I have nothing but a problem to get this to work.
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You cannot use PyUNO with just any version of Python. You need to use the specific one integrated into your OpenOffice installation. However, the most recent OO (3.1, I believe) comes (on all platforms) with the most recent Python (2.6.2, I believe), so if you can update OpenOffice to the most recent released version on all platforms, just fine ...
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