python programming on win32_Python Programming on WIN32: Help for Windows Programmers.chm

Python is growing in popularity; based on download statistics, there are now over 450,000 people

using Python, and more than 150,000 people using Python on Windows. Use of the language has been

growing at about 40 percent per year since 1995, and there is every reason to believe that growth

will continue. Despite Python's increasing popularity on Windows, Python Programming on Win32 is

the first book to demonstrate how to use it as a serious Windows development and administration

tool. Unlike scripting on UNIX, Windows scripting involves integrating a number of components,

such as COM or the various mail and database APIs, with the Win32 programming interface. While

experienced Windows C++ programmers can find their way through the various objects, most people

need some guidance, and this book is it. It addresses all the basic technologies for common

integration tasks on Windows, explaining both the Windows issues and the Python code you need to

glue things together.