D:\woolgather-0.0.1>python setup.py install running install running build running build_py not copying woolgather\__init__.py (output up-to-date) not copying woolgather\ui\api.py (output up-to-date) not copying woolgather\ui\__init__.py (output up-to-date) not copying woolgather\ui\pages.ptl (output up-to-date) not copying woolgather\ui\standard.ptl (output up-to-date) running install_lib error: invalid truth value '0 # disable byte-compiling, because it brea ks on ptl files' Distutils isn't giving very helpful error messages =) Removing the comment from setup.cfg fixes that problem. --david