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Backend win32 wrappers confuses the "descendants" and "children" methods.

See original GitHub issue

Expected Behavior

Using win32, when requesting children of a wrapper, we expend to retrieve the direct descendants of the element. The UIA backend does this right. Note: I need Win32 backend because it’s 1000x faster, and I think I’m trying to control an application that saturates UIA (the delay is 17seconds+ when a batch of this app is working)

Actual Behavior

Every descendant related to the original wrapper is returned.

The following two bugs may be related :

I tried to filter out those results with main_window.windows(parent=main_window) and the “parent” filter is not considered.
The “parent” filter does not work in UIA backend.

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

Have a window with complex descendants tree
Fetch the dialog using win32 backend
Try to fetch the Nth child

Short Example of Code to Demonstrate the Problem

Sample code

from pywinauto import Application
# Switch on/of the following lines to compare "UIA" and "Win32" behavior
# app = Application(backend="uia").connect( process=pid )
app = Application(backend="win32").connect( process=pid )

# Another behavior difference between UIA and Win32 with app.top_window() returning my TMainForm (UIA) window or TApplication (Win32) forces me to use this workaround to get the main window. I don't know if TMainForm is supposed to change across different GUI frameworks.
main_win = app.window(class_name="TMainForm", active_only = True).wrapper_object()

def desc( *args ):
        print( *args, sep="\n\t", end="\n\n" )
desc( "main_win.descendants()", *main_win.descendants() )
desc( "main_win.children()", *[(x, x.parent()) for x in main_win.children()] )
desc( "main_win.children(parent=main_win)", *[(x, x.parent()) for x in main_win.children(parent=main_win)] )

Results with backend UIA

main_win.descendants()
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Help', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Like us on Facebook', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Feedback', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'About', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Options', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Batch Repair', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Repair', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Start Repair', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '...', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '...', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Repair process log:', Pane
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - 'Save Log', Pane
        uia_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit
        uia_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit
        uia_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit

main_win.children()
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane   ##   uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Dialog
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane   ##   uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Dialog
        uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane   ##   uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Dialog

### Oops, the "parent" filter does not work on UIA backend ###
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "automate\dwordrecovery.py", line 129, in <module>
    exit(main())
  File "automate\dwordrecovery.py", line 42, in main
    try_winauto(pid)
  File "automate\dwordrecovery.py", line 70, in try_winauto
    desc( "main_win.children()", *[str(x)+"   ##   "+str(x.parent()) for x in main_win.children(parent=main_win)] )
  File "C:\Users\Julien\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\base_wrapper.py", line 470, in children
    child_elements = self.element_info.children(**kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\Julien\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\uia_element_info.py", line 282, in children
    cond = IUIA().build_condition(**kwargs)
TypeError: build_condition() got an unexpected keyword argument 'parent'

Results with backend Win32

main_win.descendants()
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Help', Button
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Like us on Facebook', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Feedback', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&About', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Options', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Batch Repair', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Repair', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&About', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Enter License Key', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'B&uy Business License for Commercial Use', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Advanced Options', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '512', Edit
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Batch Repair', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Remo&ve All', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Re&move Files', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'S&earch Files', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dd Files', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Repair', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dvanced Options', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'O&ptions', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinGauge
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinScrollBar
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Repair process log:', TbsSkinLabel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinMemo

main_win.children()
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Help', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Like us on Facebook', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Feedback', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&About', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Options', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Batch Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&About', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&About', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Enter License Key', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'B&uy Business License for Commercial Use', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Advanced Options', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Advanced Options', TTabSheet
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '512', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Batch Repair', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Batch Repair', TTabSheet
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Remo&ve All', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Re&move Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'S&earch Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dd Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Repair', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dvanced Options', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'O&ptions', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinGauge   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinScrollBar   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Repair process log:', TbsSkinLabel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinMemo   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel

main_win.children(parent=main_win)
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Help', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Like us on Facebook', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Feedback', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&About', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Options', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Batch Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&About', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&About', TTabSheet
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Enter License Key', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'B&uy Business License for Commercial Use', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'License Information:', TbsSkinGroupBox
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Advanced Options', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Advanced Options', TTabSheet
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '512', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Batch Repair', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Batch Repair', TTabSheet
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Remo&ve All', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Re&move Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'S&earch Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dd Files', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '&Repair', TTabSheet   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'A&dvanced Options', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'O&ptions', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinGauge   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '&Start Repair', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - '...', Button   ##   win32_controls.StaticWrapper - '', Static
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinScrollBar   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - 'Repair process log:', TbsSkinLabel   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'Save &Log', Button   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        win32_controls.EditWrapper - '', Edit   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel
        hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TbsSkinMemo   ##   hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel

Specifications

Pywinauto version: 0.6.8
Python version and bitness: 3.8 64bits
Platform and OS: CMD.exe inside WSL2 inside Windows 10 64bits inside a VM

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 3 years ago
Comments:7 (3 by maintainers)

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julienpleecommented, Jul 11, 2020

I fixed the source code. In the following extract of the file win32_element_info.py, l121

In fact, as one can see in the original function comments, “depth” feature were not implemented. I updated the comment accordingly. Now, as far as I understand this piece of code, I can’t understand the sibling descendants() function. As it looks like returning the same results. descendants()just seams to includes additional filtering. A discriminating description would be really much appreciated since the children() and descendants() definition is pretty much the same except that “children” has been transposed as “descendants”, letting the user to guess what is named a “child” compared to what is named a “descendant”. I could not clarify that in the Win32 backend, even if the UIA backend is more obvious.

Because of this, and because the function is used elsewhere, I did not update the code considering my own definition of a child. We have to indicate “depth” or “parent” argument to retrieve the actual direct children in my update.

    def children(self, **kwargs):
        """Return a list of immediate children of the window"""
        class_name = kwargs.get('class_name', None)
        title = kwargs.get('title', None)
        control_type = kwargs.get('control_type', None)
        parent = kwargs.get('parent', None)
        depth = kwargs.get('depth', None)
        # TODO: 'cache_enable' is ignored so far

        # this will be filled in the callback function
        child_elements = []

        # The callback function that will be called for each HWND
        # all we do is append the wrapped handle
        def enum_window_proc(hwnd, lparam):
            """Called for each window - adds wrapped elements to a list"""
            element = HwndElementInfo(hwnd)
            if parent is not None and parent != element.parent:
                return True
            if depth is not None:
                def get_depth(child, referent):
                    parent=child.parent
                    if parent is None:
                        return None
                    if( referent == parent ):
                        return 1
                    parent_depth=get_depth( parent, referent )
                    if parent_depth is None:
                        return None
                    return parent_depth + 1

                child_depth = get_depth( element, self )
                if child_depth != depth:
                    return True
            if class_name is not None and class_name != element.class_name:
                return True
            if title is not None and title != element.rich_text:
                return True
            if control_type is not None and control_type != element.control_type:
                return True
            child_elements.append(element)
            return True

        # define the type of the child procedure
        enum_win_proc_t = ctypes.WINFUNCTYPE(wintypes.BOOL, wintypes.HWND, wintypes.LPARAM)

        # 'construct' the callback with our function
        proc = enum_win_proc_t(enum_window_proc)

        if self == HwndElementInfo():  # self == root
            # loop over all the top level windows (callback called for each)
            win32functions.EnumWindows(proc, 0)
        else:
            # loop over all the children (callback called for each)
            win32functions.EnumChildWindows(self.handle, proc, 0)

        return child_elements

Usage example base on my report :

desc( "main_win.children(parent=main_win)", *[(x, x.parent()) for x in main_win.children(parent=main_win)] )
desc( "main_win.children(depth=1)", *[(x, x.parent()) for x in main_win.children(depth=1)] )

provides the following results :

main_win.children(parent=main_win)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 4195602>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 3606456>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl, 5114294>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 4983220>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 3672238>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)

main_win.children(depth=1)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 4195602>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 3606456>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TPageControl, 5114294>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 4983220>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)
        (<hwndwrapper.HwndWrapper - '', TGSFRPanel, 3672238>, <hwndwrapper.DialogWrapper - '', TMainForm, 4262330>)

Those still are not the same results as when using the UIA backend : 3 Panels in UIA, 4 Panels + 1 PageControl in Win32. An explanation would be much appreciated.

Thanks to the developers for their hard work and I hope this patch will help.

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vasily-v-ryabovcommented, May 12, 2022

Closing as fixed in atspi branch. It helps us to track progress for 0.7.0 milestone. Thanks for understanding!

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