Python Win32 and excel

Question

I am using WIN32com to use excel. I need to make sure that excel opens up new instances everytime. So if I run this and already have excel open I need it to open a new excel, and with in the script I need it to open a 2nd excel window for file 2 . This is what I am using: I can get it to open but not in new instances.

 import win32com.client
 import os


 x1 = win32com.client.Dispatch("Excel.Application")

 wb1= x1.workbooks.Open("X:\File1.xlsx")
 wb2 = x1.workbooks.Open("X:\File2.xlsm")
 x1.close("X:\File1.xlsx")

Answer 1

You can use DispatchEx to create a new instance of the application.

x1 = win32com.client.DispatchEx("Excel.Application")
x2 = win32com.client.DispatchEx("Excel.Application")
wb1 = x1.Workbooks.Open(.....
wb2 = x2.Workbooks.Open(.....

Roger