Python TNEF (winmail.dat attachment access) library?

Steven D'Aprano steve at REMOVEMEcyber.com.au
Tue Oct 4 03:50:56 EDT 2005


Larry Bates wrote:

> Why not write Python class that uses CTypes and make it
> available as a recipe?  From a performance standpoint it
> is unlikely you can do better than to call the .dll and
> have it do the work for you.  Just a suggestion.

A pure Python solution will be cross-platform, while 
calling a Windows DLL will only work under Windows.

The optimal solution will be to call the DLL when it is 
available, and fall back on pure Python if it is not.


-- 
Steven.




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