use win32 COM in python

[Peter Hansen]

Peter Hansen wrote:

>  From ctypes, however, you can create special objects which ctypes can
> use as pointer types.  For example, byref(sometype) is roughly
> equivalent to "sometype * xxx" when using ctypes.

Oh, and I should mention that there is a dedicated mailing list
for ctypes so, after you have experimented a bit and read the
docs yourself, you should probably direct ctypes questions there
instead of here, for greatest effect.

-Peter