Top "Pywin32" questions

The PyWin32 package is a close wrapper around Microsoft Windows API.

win32com.client.Dispatch works but not win32com.client.gencache.EnsureDispatch

i'm learning win32com for python and I've got a strange problem. I'e trying to export Outlook Contacts in a …

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Windows explorer context menus with sub-menus using pywin32

I'm trying add some shell extensions using python with icons and a sub menu but I'm struggling to get much …

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Spyder IDE fails to start on Windows 10 with Python 3.8

Note: this issue is fixed in Spyder 4.1.3! (original question) checking out Python 3.8 (x64) on Windows 10, I got into trouble when …

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Get data via DDE in Python by bypassing Excel

I have a data provider who provides a DDE link (that I can use in Excel) and an exe file …

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How to use COM from python win32com or comtypes to access an IRTDServer?

Environment Windows 10 + python 3.6.3 64 bit (also tried 32 bit). I am a python developer trying to use COM for (nearly) the first …

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Using Python to extract images and text from a word document

I would like to run a script on a folder full of word documents that reads through the documents and …

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python win32 com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, None, None, None, 0, -2147467259), None)

I have this code to open an Inventor File Dialog. It was working a OK yesterday and does not work …

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exiting a loop by pressing a escape key

I am trying to exit a loop by pressing a escape key but my program doesn't work. Is there a …

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Is it possible to use win32gui/pywin32 on Ubuntu Linux?

I have a certain software written for Windows invironment and I'm trying to port it in Linux. It is heavily …

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