1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/setuptools/sandbox.py b/setuptools/sandbox.py
index c2f14e7f..37fc60af 100755
--- a/setuptools/sandbox.py
+++ b/setuptools/sandbox.py
@@ -157,13 +157,16 @@ if hasattr(os, 'devnull'):
 else:
     _EXCEPTIONS = []
 
-if not sys.version < '2.5':
-    try:
-        gen_py = os.path.dirname(__import__('win32com.gen_py',
-                                            fromlist=['__name__']).__file__)
-        _EXCEPTIONS.append(gen_py)
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
+try:
+	win32com_pkg = os.path.dirname(__import__('win32com').__file__)
+	gen_py_pkg = os.path.join(win32com_pkg, 'gen_py')
+	_EXCEPTIONS.append(gen_py_pkg)
+except ImportError:
+	# it appears pywin32 is not installed, so no need to exclude.
+	pass
+except AttributeError:
+	# unexpected error getting __file__ from win32com
+	pass
 
 class DirectorySandbox(AbstractSandbox):
     """Restrict operations to a single subdirectory - pseudo-chroot"""