[python-win32] __getattr__ Error

[Mark Hammond]

In general, if you `from win32com.client.gencache import 
EnsureDispatch`, you should be able to use `EnsureDispatch` anywhere you 
previously used plain `Dispatch`, and that code should be automatically 
generated and used for you. You generally only need to specify a special 
location or run makepy manually if there's something odd about the 
object which makes the above not work.

Mark

On 2024-03-18 10:25 a.m., Alok Bhargava wrote:
> Many thanks Harald!
>
> If I specify the file location when running makepy, how do I ensure 
> myapplication knows where to find them?  Again this may be a silly 
> question, so please bear with me.
>
> Thank you!
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 9:36 AM <haraldarminmassa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Hi Alok,
>
>     there should be a __gencache__ directory somewhere, which contains
>     the generated files.
>     But it is WAY easier to just use the
>
>       -o    -- Create output in a specified output file. If the path
>     leading
>                to the file does not exist, any missing directories will be
>                created.
>                NOTE: -o cannot be used with -d.  This will generate an
>     error.
>
>     parameter of makepy.py
>
>     cheers
>
>     Harald
>
>     On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 2:13 PM Alok Bhargava
>     <akbhargava at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>         Hi and thank you for your insightful guidance on Jannis'
>         question.  I am running into similar issues as I work with a
>         3rd party COM app.
>
>         This may be a silly question but could you point me to where
>         the generated class files are located?
>
>         Many thanks!
>
>
>         On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:43 AM <haraldarminmassa at gmail.com>
>         wrote:
>
>             Hi Jannis,
>
>             a good way forward: create less-dynamic COM-bindings by
>             using makepy.py
>             (it is part of your win32com-client installation, but
>             linked here for the dokumentation)
>
>
>             https://github.com/SublimeText/Pywin32/blob/master/lib/x32/win32com/client/makepy.py
>
>             With makepy py you can create a (very very large)
>             python-file, which includes rather static bindings to
>             reachable exposed attributes and methods.
>
>             You can then grep or strg+f through that file for
>             "HybridShapes" ... maybe it is just spelled differently.
>
>             Using COM things for > 2 decades, apps run much smoother
>             using the makepy created files than dynamic dispatch
>
>             cheers
>
>             Harald
>
>
>             On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM Jannis via python-win32
>             <python-win32 at python.org> wrote:
>
>                 Hello together,
>
>
>                 I am trying to automate a point cloud creation out of
>                 CATParts in CATIA.
>                 The win32com client can access CATIA documents, but
>                 NOT methods and
>                 attributes in the parts. I get the following error:
>
>
>                 File
>                 "C:\Users\th80im\source\repos\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\py37_env_1\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
>                 line 638, in __getattr__
>                      raise AttributeError("%s.%s" % (self._username_,
>                 attr))
>                 AttributeError: <unknown>.HybridShapes
>
>
>                 I guess, there is something wrong with the registering
>                 of CATIA, or the
>                 installation of the client? Or am I looking in the
>                 wrong direction?
>
>
>                 Thank you & Best Regards
>
>                 ioannis
>
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