from distutils.command.bdist_wininst import bdist_wininst as _bdist_wininst

class bdist_wininst(_bdist_wininst):
    def reinitialize_command(self, command, reinit_subcommands=0):
        cmd = self.distribution.reinitialize_command(
            command, reinit_subcommands)
        if command in ('install', 'install_lib'):
            cmd.install_lib = None  # work around distutils bug
        return cmd

    def run(self):
        self._is_running = True
        try:
            _bdist_wininst.run(self)
        finally:
            self._is_running = False