add task to fix pywin32 issue (#7867)

IanMatthewHuff · web-flow · commit c5414c5ea3e6 · 2019-10-16T12:13:54.000-07:00
diff --git a/build/ci/templates/test_phases.yml b/build/ci/templates/test_phases.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ steps:
     displayName: 'pip install functional requirements'
     condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs'], 'true'))
 
+  # Downgrade pywin32 on Windows due to bug https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/4909
+  #
+  # This task will only run if variable `NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs` is true.
+  - bash: |
+      python -m pip install --upgrade pywin32==224
+    displayName: 'Downgrade pywin32 on Windows / Python 3.6'
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['NeedsPythonFunctionalReqs'], 'true'), eq(variables['Agent.Os'], 'Windows_NT'), eq(variables['PythonVersion'], '3.6'))
+
   # Install the requirements for ipython tests.
   #
   # This task will only run if variable `NeedsIPythonReqs` is true.
diff --git a/news/3 Code Health/7798.md b/news/3 Code Health/7798.md
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+Add test step to get correct pywin32 installed with python 3.6 on windows.

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