Driving win32 GUIs with Python

[Andrew McLean]

I have a requirement to drive a Windows GUI program from a Python
Script. The program was originally a DOS program written in Turbo
Pascal, and was recently translated to Delphi. I don't think it exposes
an OLE or other automation interface. I don't have access to the source.

A bit of Googling turned up some blog entries, which look useful:

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/...es/000652.html

Before ploughing ahead I wanted to check whether any useful Python tools
are available now, which weren't when the articles above were written.

While not Python related, The "AutoIT Windows Spy" I found here:

http://www.hiddensoft.com/AutoIt/

looks like it will be useful.

Any pointers gratefully received.

Regards,

Andrew McLean

[Fredrik Lundh]

Andrew McLean wrote:

I have a requirement to drive a Windows GUI program from a Python Script. The program was
originally a DOS program written in Turbo Pascal, and was recently translated to Delphi. I don't
think it exposes an OLE or other automation interface. I don't have access to the source.

A bit of Googling turned up some blog entries, which look useful:

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/...es/000652.html

Before ploughing ahead I wanted to check whether any useful Python tools are available now, which
weren't when the articles above were written.

watsup is winGuiAuto plus lots of other stuff (focused on testing):

http://www.tizmoi.net/watsup/intro.html

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[Andrew McLean]

In article <ma**************************************@python.o rg>,
Fredrik Lundh <fr*****@pythonware.com> writes

Andrew McLean wrote:

I have a requirement to drive a Windows GUI program from a Python
Script. The program was originally a DOS program written in Turbo
Pascal, and was recently translated to Delphi. I don't think it
exposes an OLE or other automation interface. I don't have access to
the source.

A bit of Googling turned up some blog entries, which look useful:

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/...es/000652.html

Before ploughing ahead I wanted to check whether any useful Python
tools are available now, which weren't when the articles above were
written.

watsup is winGuiAuto plus lots of other stuff (focused on testing):

http://www.tizmoi.net/watsup/intro.html

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Excellent. That look like just the sort of thing I was looking for.

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Andrew McLean