[issue19790] ctypes can't load a c++ dll if the dll calls COM on Windows 8

[yinkaisheng]

New submission from yinkaisheng:

I created a c++ dll project that calls COM.
cyptes works well with the dll on Windows XP(SP3) and Windows 7.
But it can't load the dll on windows 8. 
The function ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary doesn't return when I call it to load the 
dll on Windows 8.

The version of my Python is 2.7.6
The version of my Windows 8 is 6.2.9200.16384

I uploaded a sample dll project created by VS2012 as the attachment.
Here are the c++ codes

// dllmain.cpp :
#include "stdafx.h"
#include 

#include 
IUIAutomation *g_pAutomation = NULL;

#define DLL_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)

BOOL APIENTRY DllMain( HMODULE hModule,
   DWORD  ul_reason_for_call,
   LPVOID lpReserved
 )
{
switch (ul_reason_for_call)
{
case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
{
if (NULL == g_pAutomation)
{
CoInitialize(NULL);
HRESULT hr = 
CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(CUIAutomation), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, 
__uuidof(IUIAutomation), (void**)&g_pAutomation);
}
break;
}
case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
{
break;
}
case DLL_THREAD_DETACH:
{
break;
}
case DLL_PROCESS_DETACH:
{
if (g_pAutomation)
{
g_pAutomation->Release();
CoUninitialize();
}
break;
}
}
return TRUE;
}


#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

DLL_EXPORT int AddTwoNumber(int a, int b)
{
return a + b;
}

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

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components: ctypes
files: TestDll.rar
messages: 204454
nosy: yinkaisheng
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: ctypes can't load a c++ dll if the dll calls COM on Windows 8
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.7
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file32849/TestDll.rar

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[issue19790] ctypes can't load a c++ dll if the dll calls COM on Windows 8

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yinkaisheng added the comment:

The version of my Python is 2.7.5.6

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[issue19790] ctypes can't load a c++ dll if the dll calls COM on Windows 8

[yinkaisheng]

yinkaisheng added the comment:

After debugging, I found the reason.
when ctypes loads the dll, CoCreateInstance blocks the flow.

If I don't call CoCreateInstance in function DllMain. ctypes can load the dll.

I should call function CoCreateInstance after DllMain was called. 

The problem was fixed.

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resolution:  -> wont fix
status: open -> closed

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[issue19790] ctypes can't load a c++ dll if the dll calls COM on Windows 8

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yinkaisheng added the comment:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305723

COM application hangs when you call CoCreateInstance from DllMain

SYMPTOMS
When you call the CoCreateInstance function from the DllMain function, the 
Component Object Model (COM) application hangs.

CAUSE
CoCreateInstance may start a thread that tries to call the DllMain function of 
all dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) that exist in the process by passing a 
DLL_THREAD_ATTACH value. Because the call originates from DllMain, and because 
DllMain is not a reentrant function, the call to CoCreateInstance never returns.

RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do not call CoCreateInstance from DllMain. You can 
move the call to an initialization function or to any other function that is 
called later.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

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