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

[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 DLL myself, which is according to the authors very
hard.

I have quite some experience with Python itself, but I'm not really
familiar with extending/embedding Python, please bare that in mind when
responding :).

With kind regards,
Dieter

[jay graves]

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

Dieter Vanderelst wrote:[color=blue]
> Could anybody tell me whether there are ways to use an existing DLL file
> in Python without having access to the source code?[/color]

Try ctypes.

http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/

[color=blue]
> 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 DLL myself, which is according to the authors very
> hard.[/color]

I don't have any experience with this specific library but I've used
ctypes in the past and it worked great.

HTH.
....
jay graves