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Python mini Win32 Api Usage using ctypes :D

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here i call some win32 api stuff using ctypes i wrote wrappers for c_char_p() and c_int aswell as c_long
as always comments and criticism is welcomed :D

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  1. from ctypes import *
  2.  
  3. class Win32api():
  4.    def __init__(self):
  5.        self.SetWindowText = windll.user32.SetWindowTextA #msdn for what dll to use
  6.        self.FindWindow = windll.user32.FindWindowA # i dont use unicode(maybe i should?)
  7.  
  8.    def String(self,s):
  9.        return c_char_p(s)
  10.  
  11.    def Int(self,i):
  12.        return c_int(i)
  13.  
  14.    def Long(self,l):
  15.        return c_long(l)
  16.  
  17. #small test open command prompt type title lol
  18. test = Win32api()
  19.  
  20. #none in python is == NULL in C(more or less)
  21. ret = test.FindWindow(None,test.String("lol"))
  22.  
  23. #ret holds the window handle HWND(which is really a long/int)
  24. test.SetWindowText(ret,test.String("Command Prompt :D"))
  25.  
  26. print("done")
  27. #just for good measure!

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