Like it or not, we live in a world where we will eventually have to
interact with Win32 systems (if not already). It may be intermittent
or something we have to deal with it on a daily basis, but regardless
of how much exposure we face, the power of Python can be used to make
our lives easier. Win32 COM is a service which allows applications to
interact with each other. Specifically, Microsoft Office applications
provide COM services, and COM client programs can be written to drive
them. Traditionally, such clients are written in VB or (Visual) C++,
two very powerful but very different tools.
Python is a systems application development language that is gaining
popularity in a huge way. It is object-oriented, robust, agile, and
easy-to-learn. It is as simple as VB but can do everything that C/C++,
Java, Perl, PHP, and Ruby can do. For COM programming, Python is
often viewed as a great substitute as it is more powerful than VB and
is more expressive and less time-consuming than developing in C++.
The seminar exposes attendees to programming Win32 COM clients using
Python. It is designed for both COM developers who want to learn how
they can apply Python in their world and also for Python programmers
who need to learn how to create COM clients. This is not a
course in the fundamentals of COM: we will not be discussing the
principles, concepts, and fundamentals of COM, philosophize on thoughts
such as "Why COM?", nor we will not be learning about COM+, ATL, IDL,
MFC, DCOM, ADO, etc.
Instead, we will immerse you in COM client programming by learning
how to use Python to communicate with a variety of Microsoft
applications, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
We will have practical hands-on lab exercises where you will write
small snippets of code that talk to and drive those applications.
Time-permitting, we will also explore programming OpenOffice2,
specifically running it in "server mode", and how to use (Star)
writer to convert documents, e.g., Word to PDF.
Students completing this course should have a solid understanding of what
COM client programming with Python is all about as well as being able to
create simple scripts to drive the most well-known Microsoft Office
applications. Specific topics include:
PREREQUISITE:
Attendees should be technical professionals somewhat familiar with Python.
COM programming experience and a basic understanding of the Win32
architecture are not necessary but may be helpful. We especially welcome
those coming from Unix-oriented environments (Linux, MacOS X, Solaris, *BSD,
etc.) who are not familiar with Win32 programming but want to add it to
their toolbox or need to learn it for their profession.
REQUIRED SOFTWARE: A Python interpreter is required for this course
as well as the Python for Windows Extensions. Both of thse can be
downloaded at the Core Python
Programming website. You must also have a 32-bit Microsoft
operating system as well as Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Outlook.
REQUIRED HARDWARE: A laptop/notebook or otherwise portable computer
is required for the course exercises. Attendees may use any Win32
platform where the above software is available. Bring your power cord!
WESLEY J. CHUN, M.S., holds Computer Science, Mathematics, and
Music degrees from the University of California. With over two decades
of programming and instructional experience, he founded
CyberWeb Consulting,
specializing in software engineering and corporate training, and serves
as its Principal. He is the author of
Core Python Programming,
the highly-regarded Python book in Prentice Hall's popular Core series,
and is also a coordinator for the Silicon Valley-San Francisco Bay Area
Python users group (BayPIGgies)
and a volunteer moderator for the Python
Tutor
mailing list. He was previously an engineer at IronPort, Yahoo!, Sun, HP,
Rockwell, Legato, and Xilinx. While at Yahoo!, he helped create Yahoo!Mail
and Yahoo! People Search using Python.
Fee: $495US per person. Enrollment limited.
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