[python-win32] win32com and the GIL

2011-12-12 Thread Peter Fraser
Hello Can win32com be made to release the GIL when it calls into COM components? Presumably it doesn't do this by default . I'm calling an apartment threaded COM component (VB6) and NOT passing any Python objects to that component (I promise). thankyou and have a splendid day Peter

[python-win32] Pythonwin IDE hangs on tool menu edits -and workaround

2014-03-31 Thread Peter Fraser
Hello Pywinonauts Pythonwin (pywin32 build218 python 2.7.6) is hanging after I edit the tools menu (or rather; whenever I go to the "Tools menu" tab of "PythonWin Options" and hit OK -I don't need to actually edit anything to provoke the problem) It seems that ToolMenuPropPage.OnOK gets in

[python-win32] PythonWin on linux under wine

2014-07-18 Thread Peter Fraser
I have tried and failed to like another Python IDE -including the $$ ones. They all feel like they have 'static language envy'. PythonWin does the best job of being an IDE for a *dynamic* language IMO (largely due to the cunning 'psuedo-shell', and also dynamic lookup for 'completion' etc).

[python-win32] PythonWin hangs and pins CPU -and a Python Way question

2006-05-18 Thread Peter Fraser
I have a specific PythonWin IDE problem -and a very general, but possibly misguided question: 1. When I start PythonWin, I get no interactive shell and when I try to do anything -PythonWin seems to go into some kind of loop, and grinds my machine to a halt. I have sometimes seen references