[Tutor] Calling external DLLs from Python

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On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 03:33:26PM -0600, Colin Campbell wrote:
| I've written a bit of Python to convert a LDIF file into Eudora's address=
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| IT staff are forgiving about my rebel tendencies).
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| I've got the routine running reasonably well, using PythonWin so that I c=
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| browse for source and output files, but I would like to be able to read a=
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| inside Python, but I need some kind soul to tell me whether this is even=
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| documentation/sample source code/newsgroup archive. I've got the Address=
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| http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/communicator/addrapi.htm and=
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| just need a pointer to the next step.

I've only briefly looked over that document, and it won't be simple to
use the library.  If they had a COM interface it would be, but ...

It will require
    o   getting the header files (C++)
    o   getting a win32 C++ compiler
    o   getting the header files for python
    o   writing C/C++ code to provide a python wrapper for the
        library's interface

Once you've done that you can use your shiny new PyNABAPI module from
python to pilot that library.

-D

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