Python Programming on WIN32 : Help for Windows Programmers - Mark Hammond

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Python Programming on WIN32

Help for Windows Programmers

By: Mark Hammond

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Paperback | 1 January 2000

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Python is growing in popularity; based on download statistics, there are now over 450,000 people using Python, and more than 150,000 people using Python on Windows. Use of the language has been growing at about 40% per year since 1995, and there is every reason to believe that growth will continue.

Despite Python's increasing popularity on Windows, Python Programming on Win32 is the first book to demonstrate how to use it as a serious Windows development and administration tool. Unlike scripting on Unix, Windows scripting involves integrating a number of components, such as COM or the various mail and database APIs, with the Win32 programming interface. While experienced Windows C++ programmers can find their way through the various objects, most people need some guidance, and this book is it. It addresses all the basic technologies for common integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code you need to glue things together.

Topics include:

The Python language and the PythonWin extensions
Building a GUI with COM
Adding a Macro language
Distributing the application
Client-side COM for output and data access
Integration with mail and other internet protocols
Managing users and drives

This is a vital and unique book. Python Programming on Win32 is an excellent presentation of Windows application development and a solid illustration of how to use Python in the Windows environment.

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Preface	p. xi
Introduction to Python	p. 1
What Is Python?	p. 3
Language Features	p. 3
Python as an Integration Tool	p. 5
Case Studies of Python Deployment	p. 10
The Python Community	p. 13
Installation and Setup	p. 14
Conclusion	p. 16
Python Language Review	p. 17
A Crash Course	p. 17
Conclusion	p. 24
References	p. 24
Python on Windows	p. 25
The Python Core on Windows	p. 26
The Python for Windows Extensions	p. 36
The Python Imaging Library (PIL)	p. 39
PyOpenGL	p. 39
Web Publishing Tools	p. 40
The mx Extensions	p. 42
Scientific Tools	p. 44
XML	p. 44
Conclusion	p. 45
Integrated Development Environments for Python	p. 46
The PythonWin IDE	p. 46
IDLE	p. 59
Conclusion	p. 64
Introduction to COM	p. 65
What It Is	p. 66
Using COM Objects from Python	p. 66
Implementing COM Objects with Python	p. 68
Globally Unique Identifiers	p. 71
Conclusion	p. 71
Building an Advanced Python Application	p. 73
A Financial Modeling Toolkit in Python	p. 75
Doubletalk	p. 75
A Crash Course in Accounting	p. 77
The Doubletalk Toolkit at Work	p. 95
Conclusion	p. 98
Building a GUI with COM	p. 100
Designing COM Servers	p. 100
A VB Client	p. 102
Writing a Delphi User Interface	p. 116
Conclusion	p. 119
Adding a Macro Language	p. 121
Dynamic Code Evaluation	p. 122
Making an Application Extensible	p. 133
Conclusion	p. 141
Integration with Excel	p. 142
Client-Side COM and the Excel Object Model	p. 142
Excel Concluded	p. 148
Putting It All Together: Importing Financial Data	p. 151
Server-Side COM Again: Excel as a GUI	p. 153
Conclusion	p. 154
References	p. 155
Printed Output	p. 156
Business Requirements	p. 156
Automating Word	p. 161
Direct Output to the Printer with Windows	p. 171
PIDDLE: A Python Graphics API	p. 174
PostScript	p. 176
Portable Document Format	p. 178
Putting It Together: A High-Volume Invoicing System	p. 182
Conclusion	p. 187
References	p. 187
Distributing Our Application	p. 188
DCOM	p. 188
Conclusion	p. 189
Python on Windows Cookbook	p. 191
Advanced Python and COM	p. 193
Advanced COM	p. 193
Python and COM	p. 198
Using Automation Objects from Python	p. 198
Using Other COM Interfaces	p. 209
Error Handling	p. 211
Implementing COM Objects in Python	p. 213
Python and DCOM	p. 227
Conclusion	p. 234
Databases	p. 235
DAO, ADO, ODBC, OLEDB, and Other GBFLAs	p. 235
Python's Database API	p. 240
Getting at Your Data	p. 241
A Note on Speed	p. 254
Gadfly, the Pure Python Relational Database	p. 256
Data Laundering with Python	p. 259
A Three-Tier Architecture with Business Objects	p. 266
Conclusion	p. 270
References	p. 270
Working with Email	p. 272
SMTP and POP3	p. 272
Microsoft Exchange/Outlook	p. 278
Conclusion	p. 281
Using the Basic Internet Protocols	p. 282
HTTP and HTML	p. 282
FTP	p. 286
NNTP	p. 287
Conclusion	p. 289
Windows NT Administration	p. 290
Working with Users and Groups	p. 290
Server and Share Information	p. 298
Rebooting a Machine	p. 303
Conclusion	p. 307
References	p. 307
Processes and Files	p. 308
Portable File Manipulation	p. 308
Native File Manipulation: The win32file Module	p. 318
Pipes	p. 322
Processes	p. 323
Conclusion	p. 332
Windows NT Services	p. 333
Services in Brief	p. 333
Controlling Services with Python	p. 335
Reading the Event Log	p. 340
Windows NT Performance Monitor Data	p. 344
Writing Services in Python	p. 347
Sample Service Written in Python	p. 351
Writing to the Event Log	p. 355
Providing Performance Monitor Information	p. 361
A Final Service	p. 367
Conclusion	p. 370
Communications	p. 371
Serial Communications	p. 371
Remote Access Services	p. 379
Sockets	p. 381
Other Communications Tools	p. 385
Conclusion	p. 386
References	p. 386
GUI Development	p. 388
Tkinter	p. 388
PythonWin	p. 400
wxPython	p. 412
Active Scripting	p. 435
Registering the Python Active Script Support	p. 436
Python and Popular Microsoft Applications	p. 436
Active Debugging	p. 446
How Active Scripting Works	p. 446
Active Script Hosting in Python	p. 447
Conclusion	p. 450
Extending and Embedding with Visual C++ and Delphi	p. 451
Python and Visual C++	p. 452
Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator	p. 466
Python and Delphi	p. 467
Dynamic DLL Access	p. 471
References	p. 473
Conclusion	p. 473
Appendixes	p. 475
Key Python Modules and Functions	p. 477
Win32 Extensions Reference	p. 529
The Python Database API Version 2.0	p. 604
Threads	p. 616
Index	p. 631
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