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WinRT CoInitialize in Python
To use the WinRT APIs in Python, you typically don't need to explicitly call CoInitialize
as you would in languages like C++. The winrt
package for Python takes care of initializing the COM infrastructure automatically.
Here's an example of how you can use WinRT APIs in Python:
pythonimport winrt.windows.foundation as wf
# Initialize the WinRT runtime (COM)
# This step is not explicitly required in Python with the winrt package
# winrt.init_apartment()
# Use a WinRT API
uri = wf.Uri("https://www.example.com")
print(uri.AbsoluteUri)
In the above example, the winrt.init_apartment()
line is commented out because it is not explicitly required when using the winrt
package. The package automatically initializes the COM infrastructure when needed.
However, if you do need to manually initialize the COM infrastructure in Python for some reason, you can use the pythoncom
module from the pywin32
package, which provides access to COM functions. Here's an example:
pythonimport pythoncom
# Initialize COM manually
pythoncom.CoInitialize()
# Use WinRT APIs
uri = wf.Uri("https://www.example.com")
print(uri.AbsoluteUri)
# Clean up
pythoncom.CoUninitialize()
In this case, you would need to install the pywin32
package (pip install pywin32
) and import the pythoncom
module.
Remember that CoInitialize
and CoUninitialize
should typically be used in situations where you explicitly need to control the COM initialization and cleanup process. In most cases, the winrt
package handles COM initialization automatically for you in Python.