Re: [python-win32] Possible memory leak in pywin32

2015-01-20 Thread Mark Hammond
It's certainly possible, but tracking a pywin32 leak down from such scant information is not really possible. If you can tweak your program to narrow down a leak we might have more luck - eg, add pointless loops that repeat the same operation a thousand times in various places, see how they ch

Re: [python-win32] Resetting passwords

2015-01-20 Thread Tim Roberts
On Jan 19, 2015, at 2:30 PM, Vernon D. Cole wrote: > > Is there a way to (re)set Windows passwords using a pre-computed hash? > > I can use win32net.NetUserSetInfo() to reset a password, if I use the plain > text of the password. My goal is to remotely set passwords on an arbitrary > group of

Re: [python-win32] Implementing an instance of an external/physical .dll file?

2015-01-20 Thread Tim Roberts
On Jan 19, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Jacob Kruger wrote: > > - Original Message - >> 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

Re: [python-win32] Storing Passwords.

2015-01-20 Thread Tim Roberts
On Jan 19, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Greg Ewing wrote: > > The same problem arises. If the program can get the password > out of the keyring, then so can any user who is capable of > running the program. ... > > Keyrings allow a user to keep his or her passwords secret > from *other* users. The OP seem