python programming on win32 ? Hammond book

[asdf sdf]

i'm interested in using python for win32 COM automation and sysadmin
scripts.

many recommendations for Mark Hammond's Python Programming on Win32.

but it was published four and half years ago. i have misgivings about
buying a book so old. COM programming hasn't changed much but Python
has. (VB and Delphi have changed quite a bit, and apparently they are
discussed also.)

I could just download the code samples and scavenge the web as best as i
can.

buy recommendations from anyone? any better alternatives out there?

[Larry Bates]

Everything in the book still works. I use it quite a
lot, but this list and activestate's list are good
places also. I know Mark monitors ActiveState's mailing
list for questions about win32all problems.

Just my thoughts.
Larry Bates
Syscon, Inc.

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i'm interested in using python for win32 COM automation and sysadmin
scripts.

many recommendations for Mark Hammond's Python Programming on Win32.

but it was published four and half years ago. i have misgivings about
buying a book so old. COM programming hasn't changed much but Python
has. (VB and Delphi have changed quite a bit, and apparently they are
discussed also.)

I could just download the code samples and scavenge the web as best as i
can.

buy recommendations from anyone? any better alternatives out there?

[Doug Holton]

asdf sdf wrote:

i'm interested in using python for win32 COM automation and sysadmin
scripts.

many recommendations for Mark Hammond's Python Programming on Win32.

but it was published four and half years ago. i have misgivings about
buying a book so old. COM programming hasn't changed much but Python
has. (VB and Delphi have changed quite a bit, and apparently they are
discussed also.)

I could just download the code samples and scavenge the web as best as i
can.

buy recommendations from anyone? any better alternatives out there?

It's still a good book to buy for your purposes. And see
http://www.python.org/windows/ for some online resources.

But some new Python things not covered in the book include ctypes
(alternative to dynwin), Pyrex (alternative to SWIG), the newer wxPython
(see demos), and py2exe.