using a python script to install a printer

[engineuity]

Hey, im trying to install a printer using a python script. I actually have it working and it does install, but i am using a very very slow working os.popen script:

os[dot]popen(<windir section>\\system32\\rundll32.exe printui.dll,<PrintUIEntry> /if /b \"%s\" /f windir_section\inf\ntprint.inf /r \"\\\<print server location here>\\<printer name>\" /m \"%s\" /u /z" % (cmd, Printer_Description, Driver_Name))

This part of the code works, but it looks like it freezes my program due to taking too long. I have tried to look into python modules that can do this for me..I found a possibility of using a win32com module based on an M$ site: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr.../prpopy01.mspx

I hear that the win32com modules are security risks due to the ActiveX/ActiveState? scripts...should I avoid using this library?
Thanks

edit: wonder why its pulling up that weird tag in the recent discussion box...

[JimRune]

The tag just keeps getting worse.

[engineuity]

i know...i tried taking out the [code] tags and putting <> around the whole thing (the <windir> "phrase" is hidden from there), tried html comment <!-- --> and // ...

[engineuity]

ok i give up on trying to fix that...the code looks mangled now, but the recent discussions look better. lol

[engineuity]

bump...

nobody has any suggestions?

[engineuity]

...just in case

instead of using os.popen, there is a win32print library that can be used in python:

win32print.AddPrinterConnection(\\<server>\<printer>)

Does anyone know how to use win32print.EnumPrinters?