[python-win32] Using native COM interfaces

[Manoj Plakal]

Mark,

Are you referring to using makepy on a type library? I thought
that does early binding by determining types of arguments and return
values but still requires IDispatch or some other interface natively 
supported by the PythonCOM DLL. Can you actually generate support
for any native interface using makepy?

Re using makwgw/SWIG, is there any documentation? Or just a brief
step-by-step procedure on how to go about it?

Manoj


Mark Hammond wrote:

> If these interfaces are described in a type library, you can do it now with
> the latest versions of ActivePython/win32all.  If not, you really need to
> use makegw or SWIG to build a custom .pyd with that support built in - all
> .pyd files under the win32com directly do exactly that.
> 
> All sources via http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/cvs.html
> 
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: python-win32-admin@python.org
>>[mailto:python-win32-admin@python.org]On Behalf Of Manoj Plakal
>>Sent: Wednesday, 12 December 2001 5:41 PM
>>To: python-win32@python.org
>>Subject: [python-win32] Using native COM interfaces
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>> From what little I understand about COM, it seems that PythonCOM
>>supports IDispatch and some other standard COM interfaces through
>>the PythonCOM DLL.
>>
>>How difficult would it be to add support for some other native
>>COM interfaces? Specifically, I'm interested in the interfaces
>>to DirectShow (part of DirectX 8). Also, can this be done in
>>a separate extension instead of having to modify the PythonCOM
>>DLL itself?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Manoj