Python COM and IDispatchEx

[Mark Hammond]

Donavon Keithley wrote:

> I see that Python server objects expose IDispatchEx, but they don't seem to

> support expando behavior.  The following attempt to add a member returns

> "member not found" (where pDispEx points to a Python object):

> 

> DISPID id;

> HRESULT hr = pDispEx->GetDispID(CComBSTR("NewMember"), fdexNameEnsure, &id);

> 

> Am I doing something wrong?


Nope.


> It seems that, in principle, Python objects should map pretty cleanly to

> IDispatchEx and vice versa.  Is this planned for future versions?


It should map nicely.  It is just that no one has done it, and no one 
really seems to be asking for it.  If you are interested I would be 
happy to coordinate some patches...

Mark.