Python Programming on WIN32

By Mark Hammond and Andy Robinson

Book Overview

Python is growing in popularity; based on download statistics, there are now over 450,000 people using Python, and more than 150,000 people using Python on Windows. Use of the language has been growing at about 40% per year since 1995, and there is every reason to believe that growth will continue. Despite Python's increasing popularity on Windows, Python Programming on Win32 is the first book to demonstrate how to use it as a serious Windows development and administration tool. Unlike scripting on Unix, Windows scripting involves integrating a number of components, such as COM or the various mail and database APIs, with the Win32 programming interface. While experienced Windows C++ programmers can find their way through the various objects, most people need some guidance, and this book is it. It addresses all the basic technologies for common integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code you need to glue things together. Topics include: The Python language and the PythonWin extensions Building a GUI with COM Adding a Macro language Distributing the application Client-side COM for output and data access Integration with mail and other internet protocols Managing users and drives This is a vital and unique book. Python Programming on Win32 is an excellent presentation of Windows application development and a solid illustration of how to use Python in the Windows environment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565926218
• ISBN13: 9781565926219
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Required Reading for Python programmers (on Windows)

If you write Python programs to run on Microsoft Windows you are absolutely required to add this book to your library. Good coverage of writing COM servers, Windows Services, handling Windows Event logs. Information is very difficult to get elsewhere. Don't let the edition or the date turn you away. The fundamentals of Windows programming hasn't changed since Windows NT 4.0 was introduced so everything still works the...

Very good, misses a few spots

Python is the best choice for people who want to implement COM in the software they develop - mostly due to its clear structure and object - oriented nature. This is where this book mostly comes.This book is well-written, practical-oriented and ideal for the newbie programmer who has already some idea over Python (O'Reilly's 'Learning Python' is the best place to start).However, even experienced programmers need it because...

Not a bad book

As I say in the title this is not a bad book. It's just not what I expected. The title is a bit of a misnomer, perhaps it should have been called "COM programming with Python". I had hoped to find some useful stuff on how to write GUI applications for Win32 but that topic was just slightly more than 40 pages in a book with over 600 pages. Still, I'd recommend it to anyone running Python on a Win32 platform.

Well written, and a key reference

Within a few hours of acquiring this book, it had enabled me to finish a project and save myself a lot of embarrassment at work.The authors give is a detailed introduction to Python for Win32 developers - covering both system administration and back-end and front-end application development. It also provides an excellent introduction to COM (the Python/COM interface is the key component of the Win32 extensions). There is...

Essential Python + Windows Book

this book covers it all: com, dcom, database, etc. Whatever question you may have had about Python's capabilities & how to get the most from it on the Windows platform are answered here. The authors should be commended on such a fine offering. Books like this solidify O'Reilly's reputation as the premiere publisher of Computer books.