[python-win32] __getattr__ Error

[Mark Hammond]

On 2024-03-18 9:12 a.m., Alok Bhargava 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?

I think makepy will print the path name as it generates the file, but 
`import win32com; print(win32com.__gen_path__)` will print the location.

Cheers,

Mark

>
> 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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