Questions and Answers : Windows : install Python and Win32API for VirtualBox
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Message 52559 - Posted: 23 Oct 2025, 4:30:25 UTC

Hello, a help video for those who don't know how to install Python and Win32API for VirtualBox.


"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRWnm5Amycc"
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Message 52560 - Posted: 23 Oct 2025, 5:23:26 UTC - in response to Message 52559.  

You need this only if you want to control your VMs via Python scripts.
BOINC controls VirtualBox VMs via vboxwrapper which is not a Python script.

See additional information at the VirtualBox forum, e.g. here:
https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=108582
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