[wxpython-dev] ActiveX Poll

Robin Dunn robin at alldunn.com
Mon Jun 9 00:07:34 PDT 2008


Benjamin Scherrey wrote:
> I try to avoid any platform-specific options that don't have a 
> compatible re-implementation on other platforms and specifically avoid 
> Active-X whenever possible so it's unlikely I'd ever utilize the 
> components you're talking about. That said I find your solution 
> interesting and wonder if it wouldn't be applicable to connecting with 
> other COM-interfaced systems under Windows. Forgive my ignorance but why 
> is this only useful for or particularly focused on Active-X stuff?

The comtypes module can handle just about anything COM related. 
Allowing ActiveX controls to be used in a wxPython app is what needed a 
bit more work.

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