using an existing DLL file without having access to the source code?

2006-02-14 Thread Dieter Vanderelst
Dear all, Could anybody tell me whether there are ways to use an existing DLL file in Python without having access to the source code? I'm trying to find a way to use the image filters available in the Filters-project (http://filters.sourceforge.net/) without having to compile or build the

Re: using an existing DLL file without having access to the source code?

2006-02-14 Thread jay graves
Dieter Vanderelst wrote: Could anybody tell me whether there are ways to use an existing DLL file in Python without having access to the source code? Try ctypes. http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ I'm trying to find a way to use the image filters available in the Filters-project

Re: using an existing DLL file without having access to the source code?

2006-02-14 Thread Carsten Haese
On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 13:50, Dieter Vanderelst wrote: Dear all, Could anybody tell me whether there are ways to use an existing DLL file in Python without having access to the source code? That sounds like a job for ctypes: http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ HTH, Carsten.