[Spambayes] Practical applications

Anthony Baxter anthony@interlink.com.au
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 17:42:40 +1000


>>> Guido van Rossum wrote
> > 1) I notice that Python is an "Actice Scripting" language? Does that a mean
> > that a Python script can interact with Outlook to do things like add
> > a "Spam!" button, etc.?
> 
> Python can control any Windows application that supports a COM
> interface.  You have to get the win32all set of additions (there's a
> pointer to it on the download pages).  I've never done this, I suppose
> you'd need docs for Outlook.

I think he was asking for something the other way - a way to add
a button/command to Outbreak which runs a python script. I don't know if
that's possible - someone like MarkH may know.

Anthony
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