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You can use the ctypes module to access virtually any arbitrary DLL.
That's what they mean when they talk about an FFI library. There's a
learning curve, but essentially anything is possible.
Ok, both of the following code snippets execute without any errors/issues:
from ctypes import *
import os
#first one
uS = windll.LoadLibrary(os.path.realpath("UniversalSpeech.dll"))
#second one
uSc = cdll.LoadLibrary(os.path.realpath("UniversalSpeech.dll"))
#end code
But, issue then is that am really not sure how to then work with
functions/methods 'exposed' by the instance/DLL, since if look at some of
the ctypes tutorial material, it seems like you need to already know exactly
what the .dll offers, etc., to then set up/implement wrappers/pointers to
things like functions, etc.?
Let me caution you, however, that the DLL in that release is a 32-bit
DLL. If you are using 32-bit Python, you're OK. If you're using 64-bit
Python, you can't use the binary. You'd have to build it from source.
I specifically stick to 32-bit python, in case it will affect target, etc.
--
Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com
But, for example, when working with another alternative that has been
registered on system, and then using win32com.client, can just make function
calls, etc., but, think that one relates to that .dll having been run
through an effective regsvr32?
So, something along the lines of referring to it using it's ProgID:
#start code
import win32com.client
spk = win32com.client.Dispatch("Say.Tools")
spk.Say("hello world")
#end code
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
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