PythonWin (http://starship.python.net/~skippy/win32/) wraps a lot of the Windows API.
ctypes (http://python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/), included with Python 2.5 and later (http://docs.python.org/library/ctypes.html), provides foreign function support. comtypes (http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/comtypes/) builds on ctypes to access COM. -------------------------> "These thoughts are mine alone!" <--------- Andrew MacIntyre Operations Branch tel: +61 2 6219 5356 Communications Infrastructure Division fax: +61 2 6253 3277 Australian Communications & Media Authority email: andrew.macint...@acma.gov.au http://www.acma.gov.au/ From: python-win32-bounces+andrew.macintyre=acma.gov...@python.org [mailto:python-win32-bounces+andrew.macintyre=acma.gov...@python.org] On Behalf Of Tony Wallace Sent: Wednesday, 23 March 2011 1:02 PM To: python-win32@python.org Subject: [python-win32] Getting Started Hi everyone I am trying to develop a python application for the windows platform. As such occasionally I do need to interact with the operating system. I am using windows XP. I have in the past tried to use python tools with windows, but for some reason that escapes me, they all seem to require ancient versions of Microsofts C compiler, which I don't have. Am I doing something wrong? Is there somewhere I can get this? When I was programming in foxpro I could "DECLARE" an external reference to the operating system and then "CALL" the required functions. Does Python support simply calling Win32 functions? I have spent a bit of time trying to do something that should be relatively simple and I am getting frustrated at my lack of progress. Tony NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
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