To be more exact, I am trying to use Python to talk to a Livelink system (http://www.opentext.com/) through their LAPI interface (.dll's, I think). I'll see if I can generate a more intelligent answer to your question, but for now, I'm far enough in the dark that this is as good as I can get.
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