Automate MS Office Applications using Python win32com module

In this post I am going to demonstrate how to connect to an existing i.e. already opened MS Office application(Word / Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook) and check if the opened document / sheet / slide / message has any embedded file(s) in it. We will also discuss how to get around a bug in…

Get IP Address, MAC Address and Network Interface Name Using Python : OS Independent

Using python, we can retrieve IP address and MAC address(Physical address) of a machine on any platform i.e. Windows, Linux or macOS (OSX).

Best way to call a ‘C’ function from Python.

Step 1: Write your 'C' function and save it in a '.c' file. In the below code example, I have written a single 'C' function called 'create_symlink_using_symlinkat'. #include <stdio.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <errno.h> #include <string.h> int create_symlink_using_symlinkat(char *srcPath, char *targetDir, char *symLinkName) { int dir_fd = open (targetDir, O_RDONLY | O_DIRECTORY);…

Java: Usage of Super Keyword

Use of super with variables: When a derived class and its base/parent class has same member variable names, to refer to the variable of parent class, we use 'super' keyword. This helps in resolving the ambiguity for the JVM. Example: super.maxSpeed Use of super with methods: This is used when we want to call parent…

Best way to execute VBScript and return value(s) using Python (win32com module)

The technique explained here makes use of Microsoft Script Control object and is a python-only solution. No need to save your script in a separate .vbs file. Everything will be done within the .py file.