pip install pywin32 didn't work for me but pypiwin32 did.

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Win32com.client
Hi everyone I am trying to create a log using win32com.client module - I have installed the module with the following command - pip install pywin32 - Installation was successful. However when I tried to run the below script I get the following error. The Python Win32 extensions for NT (service, ... More on discuss.python.org
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No module named 'win32com'
Traceback (most recent call last): ... in _call_with_frames_removed File "C:\python\lib\site-packages\pyttsx3\drivers\sapi5.py", line 3, in import win32com.client ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32com'... More on github.com
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Using Python with COM to communicate with proprietary Windows software
Unfortunately, it seems as if win32com, even if I makepy the log tool executable (which gives me the full range of available functions of the interface, just as expected), cannot be used, since the interface is not a simple IDispatch interface. Also, I discovered that the Python client must also ... More on thecodingforums.com
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How to import win32com.client though it's installed? - Post.Byes
I merely keep getting error messages ... version? Or save it differentlx? Am I not doing the installation properly? Thanks for any help. Amelie excel = win32com.client .Dispatch('Exce l.Application')... More on post.bytes.com
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/learnpython › what do you use win32com for?
r/learnpython on Reddit: What do you use Win32com for?
June 4, 2020 -

(I've used python for a couple of years, but am no means an expert.)

I saw the Win32com package in a stackoverflow question, so I started poking around to learn more about it. It looks like you can use it to manipulate Excel and create text-to-speech. But the examples and documentation that I've found are few and far between.

I was curious to know what members of this community use Win32com for.

And are there any good tutorials/YouTube videos on how to use it?

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Win32com.client - Python Help - Discussions on Python.org
June 18, 2022 - Hi everyone I am trying to create a log using win32com.client module - I have installed the module with the following command - pip install pywin32 - Installation was successful. However when I tried to run the below script I get the following error. The Python Win32 extensions for NT (service, ...
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GitHub
github.com › mhammond › pywin32 › blob › main › com › win32com › client › __init__.py
pywin32/com/win32com/client/__init__.py at main · mhammond/pywin32
>>> ie=win32com.client.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application.1") >>> events=InternetExplorerEvents(ie) >>> ie.Visible=1 · Visibility changed: 1 · >>> """ · # find clsid given progid or clsid · clsid = str(pywintypes.IID(clsid)) # return default outgoing interface for that class ·
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Quick Start to Client side COM and Python
Hopefully, the answer is you shouldn't need to. All generated file support is generally available directly via win32com.client.Dispatch and win32com.client.constants. But should you ever really need the Python module object, the win32com.client.gencache module has functions specifically for this.
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Solved: Win32.com client - Esri Community
May 31, 2017 - I got new pc and working on update my scripts. I am getting 'No module named win32com.client' on of them and I can quit remember how it is installed. I have 10.4.1 and python 2.7.10 that came with it. I believe i have download the correct one 'ad3‑2.0.2‑cp27‑cp27m‑win_amd64.whl' now ...
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  1. Start a command line with admin rights.

  2. python -m pip install pywin32

  3. C:\Program Files\Stackless36\Scripts>python pywin32_postinstall.py -install The path C:\Program Files\Stackless36\ should be replaced with the path at which your Python version is installed.

  4. Test (admin rights optional) using python -c "import win32com" or python speak.py

    where speak.py consists of this text:

    import win32com.client
    
    speaker = win32com.client.Dispatch("SAPI.SpVoice")
    speaker.Speak("It works. Hoorah!")
    

Working fine on Python 3.6.4 Stackless 3.1b3 060516 (v3.6.4-slp:9557b2e530, Dec 21 2017, 15:23:10) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32. Vanilla CPython hangs out here:

C:\Users\C\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32>python.exe
Python 3.6.5 (v3.6.5:f59c0932b4, Mar 28 2018, 16:07:46) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import win32com.client
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32com'
>>> exit()

C:\Users\C\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36-32>python.exe -m pip install pywin32
Collecting pywin32
  Cache entry deserialization failed, entry ignored
  Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d4/2d/b927e61c4a2b0aaaab72c8cb97cf748c319c399d804293164b0c43380d5f/pywin32-223-cp36-cp36m-win32.whl (8.3MB)
    100% |████████████████████████████████| 8.3MB 50kB/s
Installing collected packages: pywin32
Successfully installed pywin32-223
You are using pip version 9.0.3, however version 10.0.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'python -m pip install --upgrade pip' command.
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Check sys.path to make sure the directory where the module is installed is in there, otherwise you have to add it (google PYTHONPATH windows for some help with that.)

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Pywin32/lib/x32/win32com/client/dynamic.py at master · SublimeText/Pywin32
Dynamic COM client support is the ability to use a COM server without · prior knowledge of the server. This can be used to talk to almost all · COM servers, including much of MS Office. · In general, you should not use this module directly - see below. · Example · >>> import win32com.client ·
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Medium
medium.com › @balakrishna0106 › automating-outlook-effortless-email-retrieval-using-pythons-win32com-client-796b13746ad9
Automating Outlook: Effortless Email Retrieval using Python’s win32com.client | by Balakrishna | Medium
April 16, 2024 - # Import the win32com.client module import win32com.client # Access the Outlook Application and its MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) namespace outlook_app = win32com.client.Dispatch("Outlook.Application").GetNamespace("MAPI") # Obtain the default Inbox folder (represented by the code 6) inbox = outlook_app.GetDefaultFolder(6) # Print the total number of items in the Inbox print(f"Total Inbox Items: {inbox.Items.Count}") # Access and print the subject of each email in the Inbox for message in inbox.Items: print(f"Subject of Email: {message.Subject}") # Uncomment the line below to also print…
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Practical Business Python
pbpython.com › windows-com.html
Automating Windows Applications Using COM - Practical Business Python
July 2, 2018 - import win32com.client as win32 excel = win32.gencache.EnsureDispatch('Excel.Application') excel.Visible = True _ = input("Press ENTER to quit:") excel.Application.Quit()
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github.com › SublimeText › Pywin32 › blob › master › lib › x32 › win32com › client › util.py
Pywin32/lib/x32/win32com/client/util.py at master · SublimeText/Pywin32
"""General client side utilities. · This module contains utility functions, used primarily by advanced COM · programmers, or other COM modules. """ import pythoncom · from win32com.client import Dispatch, _get_good_object_ · PyIDispatchType = pythoncom.TypeIIDs[pythoncom.IID_IDispatch] ·
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GitHub
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No module named 'win32com' · Issue #23 · nateshmbhat/pyttsx3
August 2, 2018 - Traceback (most recent call last): ... in _call_with_frames_removed File "C:\python\lib\site-packages\pyttsx3\drivers\sapi5.py", line 3, in import win32com.client ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'win32com'...
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Google Groups
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win32com.client documentation?
(Ummm, win32com.client is PART of Mark Hammond's PythonWin, now called PyWin32.) -- Tim Roberts, ti...@probo.com Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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Using Python with COM to communicate with proprietary Windows software | Python | Coding Forums
September 21, 2005 - Unfortunately, it seems as if win32com, even if I makepy the log tool executable (which gives me the full range of available functions of the interface, just as expected), cannot be used, since the interface is not a simple IDispatch interface. Also, I discovered that the Python client must also implement a COM server to receive the log information as it is generated by the embedded device, passed into the log tool and then sent by the log tool COM server.
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How to import win32com.client though it's installed? - Post.Byes
December 22, 2010 - import sys sys.path.append("path/to/exe") import win32.client # and/or import win32com.client If that doesn't help then you have not installed it correctly, so install it again this time with setup.py only (which may be a good idea anyway).
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python - Installed pywin 32 -- still getting error -- "No module named win32com.client." - Geographic Information Systems Stack Exchange
I'm trying to install pywin32 (32 bit 2.7) so that I can run python from ArcGIS 10.2.1 (32 bit), and have access to the pywin modules. But I am getting the error "No module named win32com.client." I installed from here.
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O'Reilly
oreilly.com › library › view › python-programming-on › 1565926218 › ch12s02.html
12.2. Python and COM - Python Programming On Win32 [Book]
January 24, 2000 - As in most Python packages, win32com has a number of subpackages; win32com.client is concerned with supporting client-side COM (i.e., helping to call COM interfaces), and win32com.server is concerned with helping Python programs use server-side ...
Authors   Andy RobinsonMark Hammond
Published   2000
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