win32api

A module, encapsulating the Windows Win32 API.

Functions

EnumResourceLanguages(hModule, lpType, lpName)	List languages of a resource module.
EnumResourceNames(hModule, resType)	Enumerates all the resources of the specified type within a module.
EnumResourceTypes(hModule)	Enumerates resource types within a module.
FreeLibrary(hModule)	Free the loaded dynamic-link library (DLL) module.
GetTickCount()
LoadLibraryEx(fileName, handle, flags)	Loads the specified DLL, and returns the handle.
LoadResource(hModule, type, name[, language])	Find and Load a resource component.

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.EnumResourceLanguages(hModule, lpType, lpName)

List languages of a resource module.

Parameters:hModule (handle) – Handle to the resource module.

lpType : str : int

The type of resource to enumerate. If lpType is a string starting with ‘#’ is should be followed by the decimal number that define the integer resource type identifier.

lpName : str : int

The name of resource to enumerate. If lpType is a string starting with ‘#’ is should be followed by the decimal number that define the integer resource type identifier.

Returns:resource_languages (list) – List of the resource language ids.

See also

• EnumResourceLanguages MSDN reference
• Predefined resource types
• Predefined resource language ids

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.EnumResourceNames(hModule, resType)

Enumerates all the resources of the specified type within a module.

Parameters:hModule (handle) – The handle to the module.

resType : str : int

The type of resource to enumerate. If resType is a string starting with ‘#’ is should be followed by the decimal number that define the integer resource type identifier.

Returns:resource_names (list) – The list of resource names (unicode strings) of the specific resource type in the module.

See also

• EnumResourceNames MSDN reference
• Predefined resource types

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.EnumResourceTypes(hModule)

Enumerates resource types within a module.

Parameters:hModule (handle) – The handle to the module. Returns:resource_types (list) – The list of resource types in the module.

See also

• EnumResourceTypes MSDN reference

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.FreeLibrary(hModule)

Free the loaded dynamic-link library (DLL) module.

If necessary, decrements its reference count.

Parameters:hModule – The handle to the library as returned by the LoadLibrary function.

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.GetTickCount()

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.LoadLibraryEx(fileName, handle, flags)

Loads the specified DLL, and returns the handle.

Parameters:

• fileName (unicode) – The filename of the module to load.
• handle – Reserved, always zero.
• flags – The action to be taken when loading the module.

Returns:

hModule – The handle of the loaded module

See also

• LoadLibraryEx MSDN reference

win32ctypes.pywin32.win32api.LoadResource(hModule, type, name, language=0)

Find and Load a resource component.

Parameters:handle – The handle of the module containing the resource. Use None for currrent process executable.

type : str : int

The type of resource to load.

name :

The name or Id of the resource to load.

language : int

Language to use, default is LANG_NEUTRAL.

Returns:hModule – Handle of the loaded source.

See also

• FindResourceEx MSDN reference
• SizeofResource MSDN reference
• LoadResource MSDN reference
• LockResource MSDN reference
• Predefined resource types
• Predefined resource language ids