I have automated image generation with Python, win32com and Visio5.0.
This works well upto Python2.5 but fails with Python 2.6.
Short term solution is to return to 2.5 :-(.
I have reproduced the bug below with a minimum of Python lines. Below
the problem the working example from 2.5
kind regards, Gerrit
---minimal session reproducing the bug---
Python 2.6.3 (r263:75183, Oct 5 2009, 14:41:55) [MSC v.1500 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
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IDLE 2.6.3
>>> from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
>>> v = Dispatch("Visio.Application")
>>> d = v.Documents.OpenEx("D:/temp/test.vsd",8)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#2>", line 1, in <module>
d = v.Documents.OpenEx("D:/temp/test.vsd",8)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line
467, in __getattr__
if self._olerepr_.mapFuncs.has_key(attr): return
self._make_method_(attr)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py", line
295, in _make_method_
methodCodeList =
self._olerepr_.MakeFuncMethod(self._olerepr_.mapFuncs[name], methodName,0)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
297, in MakeFuncMethod
return self.MakeDispatchFuncMethod(entry, name, bMakeClass)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
318, in MakeDispatchFuncMethod
s = linePrefix + 'def ' + name + '(self' + BuildCallList(fdesc,
names, defNamedOptArg, defNamedNotOptArg, defUnnamedArg, defOutArg) + '):'
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
604, in BuildCallList
argName = MakePublicAttributeName(argName)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in MakePublicAttributeName
return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars, className)
File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\build.py", line
542, in <lambda>
return filter( lambda char: char in valid_identifier_chars, className)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte 0x83 in position 52:
ordinal not in range(128)
>>>
---no problem with 2.5---
Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Mar 9 2007, 17:40:28) [MSC v.1310 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.
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interface. This connection is not visible on any external
interface and no data is sent to or received from the Internet.
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IDLE 1.2
>>> from win32com.client.dynamic import Dispatch
>>> v = Dispatch("Visio.Application")
>>> d = v.Documents.OpenEx("D:/temp/test.vsd",8)
>>>
---configuration data---
Windows XP SP3
ASUS 1106HA (11.6" EEE PC)
Visio 5.0