Re: __getattr__ Error

Mark Hammond <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:07:07 -0400
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On 2024-03-18 9:12 a.m., Alok Bhargava wrote:
> Hi and thank you for your insightful guidance on Jannis' question.  I 
> am running into similar issues as I work with a 3rd party COM app.
>
> This may be a silly question but could you point me to where the 
> generated class files are located?

I think makepy will print the path name as it generates the file, but 
`import win32com; print(win32com.__gen_path__)` will print the location.

Cheers,

Mark

>
> Many thanks!
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 7:43 AM <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>     Hi Jannis,
>
>     a good way forward: create less-dynamic COM-bindings by using
>     makepy.py
>     (it is part of your win32com-client installation, but linked here
>     for the dokumentation)
>
>
>     https://github.com/SublimeText/Pywin32/blob/master/lib/x32/win32com/client/makepy.py
>
>     With makepy py you can create a (very very large) python-file,
>     which includes rather static bindings to
>     reachable exposed attributes and methods.
>
>     You can then grep or strg+f through that file for "HybridShapes"
>     ... maybe it is just spelled differently.
>
>     Using COM things for > 2 decades, apps run much smoother using the
>     makepy created files than dynamic dispatch
>
>     cheers
>
>     Harald
>
>
>     On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 7:35 PM Jannis via python-win32
>     <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>         Hello together,
>
>
>         I am trying to automate a point cloud creation out of CATParts
>         in CATIA.
>         The win32com client can access CATIA documents, but NOT
>         methods and
>         attributes in the parts. I get the following error:
>
>
>         File
>         "C:\Users\th80im\source\repos\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\py37_env_1\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",
>         line 638, in __getattr__
>              raise AttributeError("%s.%s" % (self._username_, attr))
>         AttributeError: <unknown>.HybridShapes
>
>
>         I guess, there is something wrong with the registering of
>         CATIA, or the
>         installation of the client? Or am I looking in the wrong
>         direction?
>
>
>         Thank you & Best Regards
>
>         ioannis
>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2024-03-18 9:12 a.m., Alok Bhargava
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>Hi and thank you for your insightful guidance on Jannis'
          question.  I am running into similar issues as I work with a
          3rd party COM app.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>This may be a silly question but could you point me to
          where the generated class files are located?</div>
      </div>
    </blockquote>
    <p>I think makepy will print the path name as it generates the file,
      but `import win32com; print(win32com.__gen_path__)` will print the
      location.</p>
    <p>Cheers,</p>
    <p>Mark<br>
    </p>
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cite="mid:CAN-Qc=ecA6aWjay2n=Oqibskq=rczwdC+Mtx6DUTYzmyRy+P6A@mail.gmail.com">
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        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Many thanks!</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at
          7:43 AM &lt;<a href="mailto:[email protected]"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;
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          <div dir="ltr">Hi Jannis,
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>a good way forward: create less-dynamic COM-bindings by
              using makepy.py </div>
            <div>(it is part of your win32com-client installation, but
              linked here for the dokumentation)</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div><a
href="https://github.com/SublimeText/Pywin32/blob/master/lib/x32/win32com/client/makepy.py"
                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://github.com/SublimeText/Pywin32/blob/master/lib/x32/win32com/client/makepy.py</a><br>
            </div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>With makepy py you can create a (very very large)
              python-file, which includes rather static bindings to</div>
            <div>reachable exposed attributes and methods.</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>You can then grep or strg+f through that file for
              "HybridShapes" ... maybe it is just spelled differently.</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>Using COM things for &gt; 2 decades, apps run much
              smoother using the makepy created files than dynamic
              dispatch</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>cheers</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
            <div>Harald</div>
            <div><br>
            </div>
          </div>
          <br>
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            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at
              7:35 PM Jannis via python-win32 &lt;<a
                href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;
              wrote:<br>
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            <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello
              together,<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              I am trying to automate a point cloud creation out of
              CATParts in CATIA.<br>
              The win32com client can access CATIA documents, but NOT
              methods and<br>
              attributes in the parts. I get the following error:<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              File<br>
"C:\Users\th80im\source\repos\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\PythonPointCloudCreation\py37_env_1\lib\site-packages\win32com\client\dynamic.py",<br>
              line 638, in __getattr__<br>
                   raise AttributeError("%s.%s" % (self._username_,
              attr))<br>
              AttributeError: &lt;unknown&gt;.HybridShapes<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              I guess, there is something wrong with the registering of
              CATIA, or the<br>
              installation of the client? Or am I looking in the wrong
              direction?<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              Thank you &amp; Best Regards<br>
              <br>
              ioannis<br>
              <br>
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