[pywin32-bugs] [ pywin32-Bugs-1226744 ] win32com: WMPlayer.OCX + threading doesn't work

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Bugs item #1226744, was opened at 2005-06-24 04:12
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: thinkinfinity (thinkinfinity)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: win32com: WMPlayer.OCX + threading doesn't work

Initial Comment:
I'm trying to create an alarm of sorts.  I narrowed the
problem down to this:

------------------ problem.py ------------------
#!/usr/bin/env python

import threading
from win32com.client import Dispatch

class MPlayer:
    def __init__(self, filename):
        self.filename = filename
        self.mp_handle = Dispatch('WMPlayer.OCX')
       
self.mp_handle.currentPlaylist.appendItem(self.mp_handle.newMedia(filename))
        
    def play(self):
        self.mp_handle.controls.play()
    
mplayer = MPlayer('audiofile.mp3')
threading.Timer(5, mplayer.play).start()
#time.sleep(5)
#mplayer.play()
-------------------------------------------------

It seems like I can't get any other thread than the
main one to do the actual playing:

Interchanging:
threading.Timer(5, mplayer.play).start()

with:
time.sleep(5)
mplayer.play()

doesn't work either so its not just threads.

pywin32 Build 204

Thanks

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