<P>Python has an excellent interface to COM (also known variously as OLE2, ActiveX, etc).</P>
<P>The Python COM package can be used to interface to almost any COM program (such as the MS-Office suite), write servers that can be hosted by any COM client (such as Visual Basic or C++), and has even been used to provide the core ActiveX Scripting Support. </P>
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<LI>Note that win32com is now released in the win32all installation package. The <A HREF="../win32all/win32all.exe">installation EXE can be downloaded</A>, or you <A HREF="../win32all/">can jump to the win32all readme</A> for more details. </LI>
<LI>Here is the <A HREF="win32com_src.zip">win32com source code</A> in a zip file. </LI></UL>
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<H3>Documentation</H3>
<P><A HREF="ActiveXScripting.html">Preliminary Active Scripting and Debugging documentation</A> is available.</P>
<P>2 Quick-Start guides have been provided, which also contain other links. See the <A HREF="QuickStartClientCom.html">Quick Start for Client side COM</A> and the <A HREF="QuickStartServerCom.html">Quick Start for Server side COM</A> </P>