Unable to find button's name with Pywinauto anymore - python

I have a very strange problem.
I am writing a script with Pywinauto for automatic testing on an application. I have to open a window by clicking on a button named "FATO".
For the previous version of the application, the script worked well. When I use print_control_identifiers(), I find the correct name and the button type : uia_controls.ButtonWrapper - 'FATO ', Button
In the new version of the application, the script doesn't work anymore. It doesn't find the button: uiawrapper.UIAWrapper - '', Pane
According to the developer, there was no change on this button. What is strange is that all the buttons of the toolbar have the same behaviour.
What is the 'Pane' type and why Pywinauto does not recognize the button's name and its type anymore ?

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also there is one import ant thing here: .
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