AutoCAD automation via python and win32com: read all attributes from BlockReferences

autocadblockreader.py

import win32com.client
acad = win32com.client.Dispatch("AutoCAD.Application")

doc = acad.ActiveDocument   # Document object


# iterate trough all objects (entities) in the currently opened drawing
# and if its a BlockReference, display its attributes and some other things.
for entity in acad.ActiveDocument.ModelSpace:
    name = entity.EntityName
    if name == 'AcDbBlockReference':
        HasAttributes = entity.HasAttributes
        if HasAttributes:
            print(entity.Name)
            print(entity.Layer)
            print(entity.ObjectID)
            for attrib in entity.GetAttributes():
                print("  {}: {}".format(attrib.TagString, attrib.TextString))
                
                # update text
                attrib.TextString = 'modified with python'
                attrib.Update()

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How do i add the win32 module in my python

Hi I don't know how to create blocks with atributes, maybe someone here could help me please??

Hi, thanks for this code.
I have blocks with this attributes:
ITEM_CODE: AAAAA
WEIGHT: BBBB
NAME_LOCAL: CCCC

I can already print them and see them on the screen, but how can I extract them to work with them?

Hi, thengineer!

First of all, thx for such a good code.
Could you PLEASE help me to find a way to solve my problem:
need to change #acad.ActiveDocument.PaperSpace#, so the script can look through all layouts in dwg file and do the job

Dear thengineer!
I use Visual Studio Code. But i can't setup Module WIN32, PYCOM.
Please tell me how i can do?
Thank you so much