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So I’m trying to create an automatic installer using Python. How would I go about interacting with native Windows applications that I launch? I am currently launching them using subprocess.call. Would I need to use Win32com? IronPython? Call a VB script from Python?
I’ve been trying to look into COM objects, but all I see are default Microsoft applications.
If the application supports COM, use COM using
win32com. This tutorial helped me a lot. If it does not, you can use something likepywinautoor similar software. It is usually described as module for GUI testing.SendKeyscomes handy for non-standard GUIs as a last resort.Ranorex Spy is very helpful tool for identifying GUI elements.
Some of my colleagues also use compiled AutoHotkey scripts.