A module in Python3 providing a bridge with the Windows Imaging Component (WIC) framework
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WICPy defines Python (>=v3.8) classes wrapping the COM interfaces, bringing access to their methods and coordinating the memory managed and unmanaged modes of the resources from either side.
The COM library must be initialized for each thread creating from scratch a new component by calling Initialize() and therefore uninitialized at the end by calling Uninitialize(), after having released all interfaces.
Bases of wrappers for Direct2D, Direct3D 11 and DXGI interfaces involved in interoperability with WIC are made available.
WICPy also gives access to the Windows Media Player photo library.
The script test.py illustrates how to use the module through various applications.