Pywin32gui doesn't install

[Doug Ransom]

For all bugs, please provide the following information:

Expected behavior and actual behavior

Steps to reproduce the problem

pip install win32gui breaks.
The sourceforge site for win32gui directs users to this github page.

Is there an API within pywin32 that subsumes win32gui?

`(venv) c:\Users\doug\code\dt>pip install win32gui
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -atlink (c:\users\doug\appdata\local\programs\natlink_vert\environment\dns\venv\lib\site-packages)
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -atlink (c:\users\doug\appdata\local\programs\natlink_vert\environment\dns\venv\lib\site-packages)
Collecting win32gui
Using cached win32gui-221.5.tar.gz (605 kB)
Installing build dependencies ... done
Getting requirements to build wheel ... error
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> [19 lines of output]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Programs\natlink_vert\environment\DNS\venv\lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 353, in
main()
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Programs\natlink_vert\environment\DNS\venv\lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 335, in main
json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Programs\natlink_vert\environment\DNS\venv\lib\site-packages\pip_vendor\pyproject_hooks_in_process_in_process.py", line 118, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
return hook(config_settings)
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-2941zx89\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 325, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
return self._get_build_requires(config_settings, requirements=['wheel'])
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-2941zx89\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 295, in _get_build_requires
self.run_setup()
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-2941zx89\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 487, in run_setup
super().run_setup(setup_script=setup_script)
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-2941zx89\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py", line 311, in run_setup
exec(code, locals())
File "", line 27, in
File "C:\Users\doug\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-5fdquhs4\win32gui_650699f152794c4eb1e8cc0158530d15\win32\distutils\gui.py", line 6, in
from .command import win32_build_ext
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32.distutils.command'
[end of output]

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
error: subprocess-exited-with-error

× Getting requirements to build wheel did not run successfully.
│ exit code: 1
╰─> See above for output.

note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip.
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -atlink (c:\users\doug\appdata\local\programs\natlink_vert\environment\dns\venv\lib\site-packages)
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -atlink (c:\users\doug\appdata\local\programs\natlink_vert\environment\dns\venv\lib\site-packages)
WARNING: Ignoring invalid distribution -atlink (c:\users\doug\appdata\local\programs\natlink_vert\environment\dns\venv\lib\site-packages)

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System information

Python version and distribution:

pywin32 version:
3.10.3 32 bit.

Installed from PyPI or exe installer:
pypi.

Windows Version:

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22631.3374]

DLL locations:

[Doug Ransom]

Pywin32gui is subsubmed by this. Might be an idea to inidicate on pypi pywin32gui is obsolete.

[Mark Hammond]

I never knew pywin32gui existed and it wasn't uploaded by me!