Print(' Name: ' + str(update_available) + ' - ' +Īvailable_updates.append(str(update_available))Īvailable_hashable = tuple(available_updates)Īvailable_hashable_category = tuple(available_categories)įor category_update in available_hashable_category:Īvailable_dict = str(update) Update_code = updates_pattern.findall(str(update_available))Ĭategory = updates_(j).Name Update_available = search_(i)įor j in range(0, len(updates_available.Categories)): Print(' Enumerating available Windows or Drivers' Updates not installed.(if any) ')įor i in range(0, (len(search_available.Updates))): Search_available = update_seeker.Search('IsInstalled=0 and Type='Software'') # Searches available Software Windows updates not installed Installed_hashable_category = tuple(installed_categories)įor category_update in installed_hashable_category: Installed_hashable = tuple(installed_updates) # converts lists to tuples in order to be used as a dictionary key Print(' Name: ' + str(update_installed) + ' - ' + # saves installed update category in a variableĬategory = update_(j).Name

Update_code = updates_pattern.findall(str(update_installed)) # extracts Windows Update code using regex Update_installed = search_(i)įor j in range(0, len(update_installed.Categories)): # saves installed update name in a variable # compiles the regex pattern for finding Windows Update codesįor i in range(0, (len(search_installed.Updates))):

Print(' Enumerating installed Windows or Drivers' Updates.(if any) ') Search_installed = update_seeker.Search('IsInstalled=1 and Type='Software'') # Search installed Software Windows Updates Update_seeker = wua.CreateUpdateSearcher()

This is the code I wrote, it compiles and produces the expected result: import win32com.client Finally the function returns 2 dictionaries containing a name and category of the installed updates and the available updates (not yet installed). For each update, name, url of the relative Microsoft documentation and category is displayed. I have a function that uses Windows Update Agent (WUA) API through COM using the win32com.client module, part of pywin32 package for retrieving the installed and the available (not yet installed) Windows Updates.

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