Windows URL protocol handler in python?

[john.burton]

Is there a way to make a handler in python presumably using the win32
extensions to handle URLS of a specific type when they are given to
windows?

For example if I want to handle
myprotocol://server/id
using my own python program?
Any suggestions or references would be appreciated.

[John J. Lee]

"jo*********@jbmail.com" <jo*********@jbmail.com> writes:

Is there a way to make a handler in python presumably using the win32
extensions to handle URLS of a specific type when they are given to
windows?

For example if I want to handle
myprotocol://server/id
using my own python program?
Any suggestions or references would be appreciated.

Maybe pywin32 can do it. Probably ctypes can do it.

Read up on COM monikers (eg. Essential COM by Don Box).
John

[JanC]

jo*********@jbmail.com schreef:

Is there a way to make a handler in python presumably using the win32
extensions to handle URLS of a specific type when they are given to
windows?

For example if I want to handle
myprotocol://server/id
using my own python program?
Any suggestions or references would be appreciated.

That's just an entry in the Windows registry

As an example, this is how Xnews does it:

------------------------------ news-url.reg ------------------------------
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news]
@="URL:news Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""
"EditFlags"=hex:02,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news\DefaultIcon]
@="\"C:\\Xnews\\Xnews.exe\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\news\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Xnews\\Xnews.exe\" /url=\"%1\""
------------------------------ news-url.reg ------------------------------
--
JanC

"Be strict when sending and tolerant when receiving."
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