[python-win32] VARIANT type not supported error

[Mark Hammond]

On 11/06/2009 11:24 AM, Greg Antal wrote:
> Greetings, Experts:
>
> I've run into this error and wonder if any of you can help.
>
> First I get this message:
> [snip]\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\__init__.py:480:
> RuntimeWarning: tp_compare didn't return -1 or -2 for exception
> elif type(obj)==TupleType:
>
> Something then raises an exception (NOT a pythoncom.com_error), from
> which I extract this traceback, exception type, and value:
> [snip]
> iRet, nOpen, liOpen = zFem.feAppGetAllModels ()
> In feAppGetAllModels, "PyFemap.py" line 14661,
> , nModelID)
> In _ApplyTypes_, "__init__.py" line 449,
> user, resultCLSID)
> In _get_good_object_, "__init__.py" line 467,
> return _get_good_object_(obj, obUserName, resultCLSID)
> In _get_good_object_, "__init__.py" line 480,
> elif type(obj)==TupleType:
>
> <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>- The VARIANT type 0x14 is not supported
> for SAFEARRAYS

I think the "noise" before this error was already fixed, but yeah, there 
isn't support in pythoncom for 64bit ints - mainly as the SDK header 
files indicate they aren't value.  However, the MIDL compiler accepts 
them, so I just checked in a fix for this.  Unfortunately though, this 
means you need to wait for the next build, or build it yourself from CVS.

Cheers,

Mark