How do i ensure i can import pythoncom and pywintypes so i can build a COM server in python 3.4?

Question

Im a trying to build a COM server in Python. I have downloaded and installed Pywin32 (I use 32-bit version of Python 3.4.1, so I downloaded and installed pywin32 for this version).

Now, in order to import pythoncom in IDLE, I need to have two .dll files readily accessible: -pythoncom.dll -pywintypes.dll

Both .dll files are in the following directory:

C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32

When I give the import statement in IDLE, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in import pythoncom File "C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\pythoncom.py", line 2, in import pywintypes ImportError: No module named 'pywintypes'

I reinstalled pywin32, but it still doesn't fix it.

I am now trying to add C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32 to my PATH directory, but it doesn’t work. I am trying this via:

os.environ["PATH"] += os.pathsep + C:\Python34\Lib\site-packages\pywin32_system32

I then get the following message:

The syntax of the command is incorrect.

What error am I making in the syntax above? How can I fix this (i.e. how can I add C:\Python34\lib\site-packages\pythoncom.py to my PATH environment)?