On Dec 8, 10:53 am, Andrew Falanga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I've never programmed in python and only have a small understanding of > what is wrapped up in the terms COM and .NET. Is there a way of using > python to get a hold of objects written in C# as COM objects using > python? I'm looking for ways to avoid VBScript (which, after a couple > of weeks, I've determined to be horrid). That is, is there a way of > getting at COM objects in python that's similar to doing a > CreateObject call in VBScript (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ > dcw63t7z.aspx)? > > Thanks, > Andy
You're probably looking for the PyWin32 package (AKA: Python for Windows extensions). It's an external package for Python created mainly by Mark Hammond. You can find it here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/ It's a loose wrapper to the win32 bindings. It has a win32com module in it. You can usually take some VB type code and tweak it slightly to work with Python. There's some docs here: http://docs.activestate.com/activepython/2.4/pywin32/win32_modules.html You may also be able to use ctypes. Regardless, the PyWin32 package has a great mailing list with helpful people that I highly recommend: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 Other than that, you have the option of using IronPython which can actually import .NET modules itself. I've messed with it a little, but I'm not fluent enough in .NET to be able to use a lot of its capabilities. Regardless, you should read up on it as it offers lots of interesting capabilities: http://www.codeplex.com/IronPython Mike -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
