# mhammond/pywin32

Python for Windows (pywin32) Extensions

Repository: https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pywin32
Language: C++
License Family: other
Topics: python, windows
Last push: 2026-08-24T15:38:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 63, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3235, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 90, "gap_med": 119, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5601, forks 850 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:22.885868+00:00)

## What it is
pywin32 provides Python bindings for the Windows Win32 API, including COM support, ISAPI, and other Windows-specific extensions. It lets Python code call native Windows functionality directly.

## Use cases
- call win32 api functions from python
- automate windows applications with com
- interact with the windows registry from python
- build windows services in python
- control excel or outlook via com automation

## When to choose
- you need low-level Windows API access from Python
- you're doing COM automation of Windows applications
- you're writing Windows services or shell extensions in Python

## When to avoid
- your code must be cross-platform
- you only need high-level Windows automation that tools like pywinauto cover better

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, developer-tools
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python
- tags: win32-api, com, python-bindings, system-programming, automation

## Member repositories
- mhammond/pywin32 (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.885868+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:55:27.864338+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mhammond/pywin32 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:22.885868+00:00, sha 57947238f1c0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.