### Module win32com - COM Interface for Python

## SYNOPSIS

    # Sub-Packages
    win32com.axdebug
    win32com.axscript  # ActiveX Scripting Support
    win32com.client  # COM Client Support
    win32com.makegw  # Utilities for generating C++ support files.
    win32com.server  # COM server support
    win32com.servers  # Some COM Servers implemented in Python

    # Modules
    win32com.olectl  # Constants used by COM Controls
    win32com.storagecon  # Constants related to IStorage and related interfaces
    win32com.util  # General utility functions common to client and server.
    win32com.win32con

## DESCRIPTION

win32com is the package which provides COM (also known as OLE, also known as ActiveX) functionality for Python. See win32com.client.

The win32com support is stand-alone. It does not require Pythonwin, or any other extension modules. It should work from any Python port for Win32.

The COM framework can be broken into a number of not unrelated areas.

Client Support
  This is the ability to use other COM servers, not necessarily implemented in Python. For example, the client support can be used to talk to Microsoft Office, Visual Basic Servers, etc. See the win32com.client package for more details.
Server Support
  This is the ability to create servers which other clients can use. For example, using the server support, you can create an object that is callable from Visual Basic, Access, Delphi, etc.
Active X Scripting
  This is an implementation of ActiveX Scripting for Python. This contains the supported needed to have another ActiveX Script Server (such as Internet Explorer or Microsoft Internet Information Server) call Python scripts, and also the ability to be an Active X Scripting server, calling VBScript or JScript code. (Note: The server code is not yet fully implemented)

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